Etymology

Cuneo

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Today it means: A city and comune, the capital of the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. Full definition →

Italian Cuneo ← Latin cuneus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcuneus“wedge”
  2. Italian · borrowed fromCuneo
  3. English todayCuneo

Borrowed from Italian Cuneo, from Latin cuneus (“wedge”), after the shape of the city, which is at the confluence of two rivers. Doublet of coin.

Words from the same roots

Latincuneus all →

coincuneiformcuneuskouign-amann

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