Where does “cone” come from?
Cone comes from Middle French cone, from Latin conus, from Ancient Greek κώνος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóh₃nos, ultimately derived from the root ḱeh₃-.
cone (English): A surface of revolution formed by rotating a...
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Ancestry of “cone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | cone | — |
| 2 | Latin | conus | cone |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κῶνος | pine cone; pine tree; cone or peak of a helmet |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóh₃nos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeh₃- | to sharpen, whet; sharpen |
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