c 3 u 1 n 1 e 1 i 1 f 4 o 1 r 1 m 3
9 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
adjective shaped like a wedge
adjective of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones)
originEtymology tree New Latin cuneus Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? New Latin fōrma New Latin -fōrmis New Latin cuneifōrmisbor. French cunéiformebor. ▲ New Latin cuneifōrmisbor. English cuneiform From French cunéiforme or New Latin cuneifōrmis, from Classical Latin cuneus (“wedge”) + fōrma.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- numeric 11