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Where does “conique” come from?

conique (French) comes from Ancient Greek κωνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

conique (French): conical; conic section

Definitions

  1. conical; conic section

Ancestry of “conique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκωνικόςconical
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “conique”

  • polyconique
  • coniquement
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