Where does “sphericocylindrical” come from?

sphericocylindrical (English) comes from English cylindrical, from Latin cylindricus, from Ancient Greek κυλινδρικός.

sphericocylindrical (English): Of a lens: having a hemispherical end and a cylindrical end

Definitions

  1. Of a lens: having a hemispherical end and a cylindrical end

Ancestry of “sphericocylindrical”, step by step

sphericocylindrical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cylindrical

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcylindricalShaped like a cylinder; Describing a map...
2Latincylindricuscylindrical
3Ancient Greekκυλινδρικός—

via English spherico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishspherico—
Every word from Ancient Greek κυλινδρικός →Every word from Latin cylindricus →Every word from English cylindrical →