Where does “cunéiforme” come from?

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

cunéiforme (French): cuneiform; cuneiform; wedgelike

Definitions

  1. cuneiform; cuneiform; wedgelike

Ancestry of “cunéiforme”, step by step

cunéiforme traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cuneus

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

via Latin fōrma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
2Etruscanmorma—
3Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

via New Latin cuneifōrmis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latincuneifōrmis—

Words derived from “cunéiforme”

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