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Where does “planoconical” come from?

planoconical (English) comes from English conical, 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.

planoconical (English): Plane or flat on one side, and conical on the...

Definitions

  1. Plane or flat on one side, and conical on the...

Ancestry of “planoconical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconicalOf or relating to a cone or cones; Shaped like a...
2EnglishconicSynonym of conical; A conic section
3Frenchconiqueconical; conic section
4Ancient Greekκωνικόςconical
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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