Where does “cuneiforme” come from?

cuneiforme (Italian) comes from Italian -forme, from Latin -fōrmis, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

cuneiforme (Italian): cuneiform; cuneiform, cuneiform bone

Definitions

  1. cuneiform; cuneiform, cuneiform bone

Ancestry of “cuneiforme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-forme-shaped, -form, -like
2Latin-fōrmishaving the form of; -shaped
3Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
4Etruscanmorma—
5Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

Words derived from “cuneiforme”

Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →