Etymology

convex

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Today it means: Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere. Full definition →

Middle French convexe ← Latin convexus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromconvexus“arched”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromconvexe
  3. English todayconvex

Borrowed from Middle French convexe, from Latin convexus (“arched”).

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