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Where does “paralelismo” come from?

paralelismo (Spanish) comes from Spanish paralelo, 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.

paralelismo (Spanish): parallelism

Definitions

  1. parallelism

Ancestry of “paralelismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishparaleloparallel
2Latinparallēlus—
3Ancient Greekπαράλληλοςbeside one another, side-by-side; parallel to or...
4Ancient Greekἀλλήλωνreferring back to a plural subject, and...
5Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
6Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
7Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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