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Where does “allatrópacht” come from?

allatrópacht (Irish) comes from Irish alla-, 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.

allatrópacht (Irish): allotropy

Definitions

  1. allotropy

Ancestry of “allatrópacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishalla-allo-
2Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
3Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
4Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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