Where does “paralelogramo” come from?
paralelogramo (Esperanto) comes from Ancient Greek παραλληλόγραμμον, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος, from Ancient Greek ἀλλήλων, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
paralelogramo (Esperanto): parallelogram
Definitions
- parallelogram
Ancestry of “paralelogramo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | παραλληλόγραμμον | bounded by parallel lines |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παράλληλος | beside one another, side-by-side; parallel to or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀλλήλων | referring back to a plural subject, and... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |