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Where does “biconically” come from?

biconically (English) comes from English biconical, from English conical, from English conic, from French conique, from Ancient Greek κωνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

biconically (English): In a biconical manner

Definitions

  1. In a biconical manner

Ancestry of “biconically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbiconicalconsisting of two cones placed together apex to...
2EnglishconicalOf or relating to a cone or cones; Shaped like a...
3EnglishconicSynonym of conical; A conic section
4Frenchconiqueconical; conic section
5Ancient Greekκωνικόςconical
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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