Where does “unparallelableness” come from?
unparallelableness (English) comes from English unparallelable, from English parallelable, from English parallel, from Middle French parallèle, from Latin parallēlus, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος, from Ancient Greek ἀλλήλων, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος — to sift, separate, divide.
unparallelableness (English): The state or condition of being unparallelable; unmatchableness
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unparallelable; unmatchableness
Ancestry of “unparallelableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unparallelable | Incapable of being paralleled; unmatchable |
| 2 | English | parallelable | Capable of being paralleled, or equalled |
| 3 | English | parallel | Equally distant from one another at all points;... |
| 4 | Middle French | parallèle | — |
| 5 | Latin | parallēlus | parallel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παράλληλος | beside one another, side-by-side; parallel to or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀλλήλων | referring back to a plural subject, and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |