Where does “incuneare” come from?

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

incuneare (Italian): To wedge

Definitions

  1. To wedge

Ancestry of “incuneare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincuneōto wedge in, secure by wedging, force in like a wedge
2Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū →Every word from Latin cuneus →