Etymology

interconal

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Today it means: Describing the hottest part of a Bunsen burner flame where the combustion zones are in the form of cones. Full definition →

English conal ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishconal
  8. English todayinterconal

From inter- + conal.

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