Where does “antiparallel” come from?
antiparallel (German) comes from German parallel, 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.
antiparallel (German): antiparallel
Definitions
- antiparallel
Ancestry of “antiparallel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | parallel | parallel; Serving the same purpose, leading to... |
| 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 |