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

Definitions

  1. In a cuneate manner

Ancestry of “cuneately”, step by step

cuneately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cuneate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcuneatewedge-shaped; wedge-shaped, with the narrow part...
2Latincuneatuswedged; wedge-shaped
3Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū →Every word from Latin cuneus →