Where does “cuneus” come from?

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

cuneus (Latin): wedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...

Definitions

  1. wedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...

Ancestry of “cuneus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “cuneus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-