LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

parallēlus

parallēlus (feminine parallēla, neuter parallēlum)
Classical[pa.ralˈleː.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[pa.ralˈlɛː.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveparallel
  2. adjectiveconcentric

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeparallēlusparallēlaparallēlum
genitiveparallēlīparallēlaeparallēlī
dativeparallēlōparallēlaeparallēlō
accusativeparallēlumparallēlamparallēlum
ablativeparallēlōparallēlāparallēlō
vocativeparallēleparallēlaparallēlum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeparallēlīparallēlaeparallēla
genitiveparallēlōrumparallēlārumparallēlōrum
dativeparallēlīsparallēlīsparallēlīs
accusativeparallēlōsparallēlāsparallēla
ablativeparallēlīsparallēlīsparallēlīs
vocativeparallēlīparallēlaeparallēla

părallēlus, a, um, and părallēlos, on, adj., = παράλληλος,
I. paraliel: parallelos linea, Vitr. 5, 8: circuli paralleli; or absol. paralleli, concentric circles on the celestial globe, parallels of latitude: nostri circulos appellavere, Graeci parallelos, Plin. 6, 33, 39, § 212; Mart. Cap. 8, § 817.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́(părắ)
  5. Ancient Greek παρα-(para-)
  6. Ancient Greek ἀλλήλων(allḗlōn)
  7. Latinparallēlus

Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos)bor. Latin parallēlus Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos, “parallel”).

Quick answers

What does parallēlus mean in Latin?
parallēlus, a adjective, means “parallel; concentric”.
How do you pronounce parallēlus?
In classical Latin, [pa.ralˈleː.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pa.ralˈlɛː.lus].
Where does parallēlus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Hellenic *pərai → Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) → Ancient Greek παρα- (para-) → Ancient Greek ἀλλήλων (allḗlōn) → Latin parallēlus.