Etymology

parallel

pa·ra·llel
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Today it means: Equally distant from one another at all points. Full definition →

Middle French parallèle ← Latin parallēlus, parallēlos
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromparallēlus, parallēlos
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromparallèle
  3. English todayparallel

From Middle French parallèle and its etymon Latin parallēlus, parallēlos. The verb is from the noun. See also para- and allo-.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.