cuneiform
/kˈjuːniəˌfɔːm/KYOO-nee-uh-fawrm
/kˈjuniəˌfɔɹm/KYOO-nee-uh-fawrm
Meaningwedge-shaped
Common meaning: wedge-shaped, of ancient script
- cunea wedgeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 498 · scan
- formshape, outline, lookLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 768 · scan
‘a wedge’ + ‘shape, outline, look’ → cuneiform
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- cune — Latin cuneus “a wedge” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- form — Latin fōrma, -ae “shape, outline, look” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin cuneus ‘a wedge’ + Latin fōrma ‘shape, outline, look’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fōrma, p. 768 · dictionary scan
Roots
- cuneus Latin “a wedge”
- fōrma, -ae Latin “shape, outline, look”
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