Where does “cuneately” come from?
cuneately (English) comes from English cuneate, from Latin cuneatus, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
cuneately (English): In a cuneate manner
Ancestry of “cuneately”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cuneate | wedge-shaped; wedge-shaped, with the narrow part... |
| 2 | Latin | cuneatus | wedged; wedge-shaped |
| 3 | Latin | cuneus | wedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱū | sting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |