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Where does “coniare” come from?

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

coniare (Italian): to mint; to strike; to coin

Definitions

  1. to mint; to strike; to coin

Ancestry of “coniare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianconiocoining; die or stamp; first-person singular...
2Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “coniare”

  • coniabile
  • conio
  • coniare
  • coniazione
  • coniatura
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