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Where does “convexe” come from?

convexe (Middle French) comes from Latin convexus, from Latin conveho, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “convexe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconvexusvaulted, arched, rounded; convex or concave;...
2LatinconvehoI carry; I collect or gather; I harvest
3Latincom-allomorph of con-
4Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “convexe”

  • convex
  • convexity
  • nonconvex
  • biconvex
  • planoconvex
  • convexly
  • nonconvexity
  • quasiconvex
  • equiconvex
  • convexed
  • convexification
  • convexify
  • pseudoconvex
  • hyperconvex
  • convexoconcave
  • biconvexity
  • semiconvex
  • polyconvex
  • convexedly
  • quasiconvexity
  • subconvex
  • pseudoconvexity
  • convexness
  • convexoplane
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