Where does “quasiconvexity” come from?
quasiconvexity (English) comes from English convexity, from English convex, from Middle French convexe, from Latin convexus, from Latin conveho, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
quasiconvexity (English): The state of being quasiconvex
Definitions
- The state of being quasiconvex
Ancestry of “quasiconvexity”, step by step
quasiconvexity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English convexity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | convexity | The state of being convex; A convex line or... |
| 2 | English | convex | curved or bowed outward like the outside of a... |
| 3 | Middle French | convexe | — |
| 4 | Latin | convexus | vaulted, arched, rounded; convex or concave;... |
| 5 | Latin | conveho | I carry; I collect or gather; I harvest |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English quasi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quasi | resembling or having a likeness to something |
| 2 | Latin | quasi | as if; as |
| 3 | Latin | quā | where |
| 4 | Latin | quī | who, that, which, what |
| 5 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 6 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 7 | Latin | -que | and, a copulative particle affixed to the word it... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |