protocuneiform

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adjective

Being or relating to an early system of Sumerian writing that developed into cuneiform.

OriginEnglish cuneiform ← New Latin cuneifōrmis ← French cunéiforme →
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Meanings

adjectiveprotocuneiform (not comparable)

alternative proto-cuneiform

  1. not comparableBeing or relating to an early system of Sumerian writing that developed into cuneiform.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρῶτος (prôtos)
  6. Ancient Greekπρωτο- (prōto-)
  7. Englishproto-
  8. Latincuneus
  9. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)der.?
  10. Latinfōrma
  11. New Latincuneifōrmi
  12. Frenchcunéiforme
  13. New Latincuneifōrmis
  14. Englishcuneiform
  15. Englishprotocuneiform

From proto- + cuneiform.

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APA

protocuneiform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protocuneiform

MLA

“protocuneiform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protocuneiform. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protocuneiform,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protocuneiform.

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