Where does “cuneus” come from?

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

cuneus (English): A portion of the occipital lobe of the human...

Definitions

  1. A portion of the occipital lobe of the human...

Ancestry of “cuneus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cuneus”

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