Where does “conchoid” come from?

conchoid (English) comes from Latin concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη, from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- — shell, mussel.

conchoid (English): Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of...

Definitions

  1. Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of...

Ancestry of “conchoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconchabivalve; mussel; mollusk; oyster shell, pearl...
2Ancient Greekκόγχηshell, mussel; apse; mussel; shell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱongʰ-shell, mussel

Words derived from “conchoid”

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