Where does “ко́нус” come from?

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

ко́нус (Russian): cone

Definitions

  1. cone

Ancestry of “ко́нус”, 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 “ко́нус”

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