Etymology

cuneus

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Today it means: A portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing. Full definition →

Latin cuneus
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The story

  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromcuneus
  2. English todaycuneus

Learned borrowing from Latin cuneus. Doublet of coign and coin.

Words from the same roots

Latincuneus all →

coincuneiformCuneokouign-amann

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