Where does “convective” come from?
Convective derives from English convect, from Anglo-Norman -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós, a suffix forming adjectives from verb roots.
convective (English): Of, pertaining to, or employing convection;...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or employing convection;...
Ancestry of “convective”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | convect | To carry or convey; to move upward through a... |
| 2 | English | convection | The process of conveying something; The... |
| 3 | Latin | convectionem | — |
| 4 | Latin | convectus | carried (to a place), having been carried (to a place) |
| 5 | Latin | conveho | I carry; I collect or gather; I harvest |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |