Etymology of the French word biconcave
the French word
biconcaveusing the Old French prefix
bi-derived from the Latin word
bi-derived from the Latin word
bis (two)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-derived from the Old Latin word
duisderived from the French word
concavederived from the Latin word
concavus (hollow, hollowed out; concave)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
cavus (hollow or cave; hole, cavity, depression; hollow, excavated, hollowed out; sunken; deep, having deep channel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*keuə-Date
The earliest known usage of biconcave in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in other languages
Romanian
biconcav
