Where does “円錐曲線” come from?

円錐曲線 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 曲線 — curve.

円錐曲線 (Japanese): a conic section

Definitions

  1. a conic section

Ancestry of “円錐曲線”, step by step

円錐曲線 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 曲線

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese曲線curve

via Japanese 円錐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese円錐a cone
Every word from Japanese 曲線