Where does “încuia” come from?

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

încuia (Romanian): to lock

Definitions

  1. to lock

Ancestry of “încuia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincuneāre—
2Latincuneōto wedge in, secure by wedging, force in like a wedge
3Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “încuia”

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