Where does “Konus” come from?

Konus (German) comes from Latin cōnus, from Ancient Greek κῶνος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóh₃nos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- — to sharpen, whet; sharpen.

Konus (German): cone

Definitions

  1. cone

Ancestry of “Konus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōnuscone
2Ancient Greekκῶνοςpine cone; pine tree; cone or peak of a helmet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóh₃nos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen

Words derived from “Konus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- →