Where does “parallel” come from?
parallel (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
parallel (German): parallel; Serving the same purpose, leading to...
Definitions
- parallel; Serving the same purpose, leading to...
Ancestry of “parallel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | parallēlus | parallel |
| 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 |