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Where does “biconvexity” come from?

biconvexity (English) comes from English biconvex, from English convex, from Middle French convexe, from Latin convexus, from Latin conveho, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin.

biconvexity (English): The quality of being biconvex

Definitions

  1. The quality of being biconvex

Ancestry of “biconvexity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiconvexHaving both sides convex
2Englishconvexcurved or bowed outward like the outside of a...
3Middle Frenchconvexe—
4Latinconvexusvaulted, arched, rounded; convex or concave;...
5LatinconvehoI carry; I collect or gather; I harvest
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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