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Where does “pseudoconvex” come from?

pseudoconvex (English) comes from English convex, from Middle French convexe, from Latin convexus, from Latin conveho, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — resin, gum; to say, speak.

pseudoconvex (English): Of a function: differentiable and increasing in...

Definitions

  1. Of a function: differentiable and increasing in...

Ancestry of “pseudoconvex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishconvexcurved or bowed outward like the outside of a...
2Middle Frenchconvexe—
3Latinconvexusvaulted, arched, rounded; convex or concave;...
4LatinconvehoI carry; I collect or gather; I harvest
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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