Conical
/ˈkɒn.ɪ.kəl/noun
Shaped like a cone.
Did you know?Its ancestor passed through Latin and Greek, where the cone was linked to a pointed, tapering form—proof that geometry has been naming natural shapes for millennia.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱeh₂n-
“to sharpen, to make pointed”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kōnos
“cone, pinecone, pointed object”
Latin
Latin
conus
“cone, top, pointed body”
Late Latin
Latin
conicus
“cone-shaped, of a cone”
14th Century
English
conical
“having the shape of a cone”
Modern English
English
conical
“shaped like a cone”