Where does “subconvexity” come from?
subconvexity (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.
subconvexity (English): The state or condition of being subconvex
Definitions
- The state or condition of being subconvex
Ancestry of “subconvexity”, step by step
subconvexity 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 |
via English sub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 2 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 3 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 4 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 5 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 6 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 7 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |