Where does “polyconic” come from?

polyconic (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.

polyconic (English): Pertaining to, or based upon, many cones

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to, or based upon, many cones

Ancestry of “polyconic”, 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
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