Etymology

cuneiform

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Today it means: Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end. Full definition →

New Latin cuneifōrmis ← French cunéiforme ← Latin fōrma
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The story

  1. Latincuneus
  2. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)der.?
  3. Latinfōrma
  4. New Latincuneifōrmi
  5. Frenchcunéiforme
  6. New Latincuneifōrmis
  7. English todaycuneiform

From French cunéiforme or New Latin cuneifōrmis, from Classical Latin cuneus (“wedge”) + fōrma.

Words from the same roots

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