Where does “cuneate” come from?

cuneate (Italian) comes from Italian cuneato, from Latin cuneatus, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

cuneate (Italian): feminine plural of cuneato

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of cuneato

Ancestry of “cuneate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancuneatowedge-shaped; cuneate
2Latincuneatuswedged; wedge-shaped
3Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū →Every word from Latin cuneus →