Etymology

paralinear

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Today it means: Consisting of the linear combination of different rate equations, each of which may or may not be linear. Full definition →

English linear ← Latin līneāris ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  6. Englishpara-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*līnom
  8. Proto-Italic*līnom
  9. Latinlīnum
  10. Latinlīneus
  11. Latinlīnea
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Latinlīneāris
  15. Englishlinear
  16. English todayparalinear

From para- + linear.

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