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...

Definitions

  1. A surface of revolution formed by rotating a...

Ancestry of “cone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcone
2Latinconuscone
3Ancient Greekκῶνοςpine cone; pine tree; cone or peak of a helmet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóh₃nos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen

Words derived from “cone

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃-
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