Where does “unparallelness” come from?
unparallelness (English) comes from English unparallel, from English parallel, from Middle French parallèle, from Latin parallēlus, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος, from Ancient Greek ἀλλήλων, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω — to sift, separate, divide.
unparallelness (English): The quality of being unparallel
Definitions
- The quality of being unparallel
Ancestry of “unparallelness”, step by step
unparallelness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unparallel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unparallel | Not parallel |
| 2 | English | parallel | Equally distant from one another at all points;... |
| 3 | Middle French | parallèle | — |
| 4 | Latin | parallēlus | parallel |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παράλληλος | beside one another, side-by-side; parallel to or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀλλήλων | referring back to a plural subject, and... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |