Where does “convex” come from?
Convex comes from Middle French convexe, from Latin convexus, the past participle of a verb formed with the prefix con- meaning "together."
convex (English): curved or bowed outward like the outside of a...
Definitions
- curved or bowed outward like the outside of a...
Ancestry of “convex”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | convexe | — |
| 2 | Latin | convexus | vaulted, arched, rounded; convex or concave;... |
| 3 | Latin | conveho | I carry; I collect or gather; I harvest |
| 4 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 5 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |