Where does “toxoconic” come from?

toxoconic (English) comes 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.

toxoconic (English): Having a coiled shell of very open form

Definitions

  1. Having a coiled shell of very open form

Ancestry of “toxoconic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconicSynonym of conical; A conic section
2Frenchconiqueconical; conic section
3Ancient Greekκωνικόςconical
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός
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