Where does “concolic” come from?
concolic (English) comes from English concrete, from Latin concrētus, from Latin concrēscō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
concolic (English): Having elements of both concrete and symbolic...
Definitions
- Having elements of both concrete and symbolic...
Ancestry of “concolic”, step by step
concolic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English concrete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | concrete | Real, actual, tangible; Being or applying to... |
| 2 | Latin | concrētus | mingled |
| 3 | Latin | concrēscō | to thicken, condense, curdle, stiffen, congeal |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English symbolic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | symbolic | Pertaining to a symbol; Implicitly representing... |
| 2 | French | symbolique | symbolic |
| 3 | French | symbole | symbol |
| 4 | Latin | symbolum | symbol, token; creed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύμβολον | a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σῠμβάλλω | I throw together, dash together, compare,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |