Etymology

conal

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Today it means: Shaped like a cone or funnel; conic. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English cone ← Middle English cone
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱeh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóh₃nos
  3. Ancient Greekκῶνος (kônos)
  4. Medieval Latincōnus
  5. Middle Englishcone
  6. Englishcone
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. English todayconal

From cone + -al.

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