Where does “paralelogram” come from?
paralelogram (Welsh) comes from English parallelogram, from Latin parallēlogrammum, from Ancient Greek παραλληλόγραμμον, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος, from Ancient Greek ἀλλήλων, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō — to sift, separate, divide.
paralelogram (Welsh): parallelogram
Definitions
- parallelogram
Ancestry of “paralelogram”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parallelogram | A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of... |
| 2 | Latin | parallēlogrammum | parallelogram |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παραλληλόγραμμον | bounded by parallel lines |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παράλληλος | beside one another, side-by-side; parallel to or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλλήλων | referring back to a plural subject, and... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |