Where does “cyrtoconic” come from?

cyrtoconic (English) comes from English conic, from French conique, from Ancient Greek κωνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

cyrtoconic (English): Having or being a (mollusc) shell which is conical (wider on the open end) and curved, but not enough to complete a whorl

Definitions

  1. Having or being a (mollusc) shell which is conical (wider on the open end) and curved, but not enough to complete a whorl

Ancestry of “cyrtoconic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconicSynonym of conical; A conic section
2Frenchconiqueconical; conic section
3Ancient Greekκωνικόςconical
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →