Etymology of the English word conic
the English word
conicderived from the Latin word
conicderived from the Greek word
konikos, κωνικός
derived from the Greek word
konos, κῶνος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ko-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kō-derived from the New Latin word
conicus (conical)
derived from the Classical Latin word
conus (cone; cone, conical figure, shape)
derived from the Greek word
konos, κῶνος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ko-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kō-derived from the Greek word
konikos, κωνικός
derived from the Greek word
konos, κῶνος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ko-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kō-using the Latin suffix
-icaDate
The earliest known usage of conic in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
polyconic,
conicsUsage
Word found in Modern English
