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Where does “pseudoconical” come from?

pseudoconical (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.

pseudoconical (English): Describing various map projections based on the...

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  1. Describing various map projections based on the...

Ancestry of “pseudoconical”, 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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