Where does “cuneō” come from?

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

cuneō (Latin): to wedge in, secure by wedging, force in like a wedge

Definitions

  1. to wedge in, secure by wedging, force in like a wedge

Ancestry of “cuneō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cuneō”

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