Where does “paralleelinen” come from?
paralleelinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish paralleeli, from Latin parallēlus, 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 — to sift, separate, divide.
paralleelinen (Finnish): parallel
Definitions
- parallel
Ancestry of “paralleelinen”, step by step
paralleelinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paralleeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paralleeli | parallel something identical or similar in essential respects |
| 2 | Latin | parallēlus | parallel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παράλληλος | beside one another, side-by-side; parallel to or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀλλήλων | referring back to a plural subject, and... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |