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Where does “autoconvective” come from?

autoconvective (English) comes from English convective, from English convect, from English convection, from Latin convectionem, from Latin convectus, from Latin conveho, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — whale, sea monster; abyss.

autoconvective (English): Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting autoconvection

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting autoconvection

Ancestry of “autoconvective”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconvectiveOf, pertaining to, or employing convection;...
2EnglishconvectTo carry or convey; to move upward through a...
3EnglishconvectionThe process of conveying something; The...
4Latinconvectionem—
5Latinconvectuscarried , having been carried; collected,...
6LatinconvehoI carry; I collect or gather; I harvest
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
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