Where does “cuneate” come from?

cuneate (English) comes from Latin cuneatus, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

cuneate (English): wedge-shaped; wedge-shaped, with the narrow part...

Definitions

  1. wedge-shaped; wedge-shaped, with the narrow part...

Ancestry of “cuneate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincuneatuswedged; wedge-shaped
2Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “cuneate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū →Every word from Latin cuneus →