Cuneiformity
/ˌkjuː.ni.əˈfɔːr.mɪ.ti/noun
The quality or state of being cuneiform, especially wedge-shaped or having a wedge-like form.
Did you know?Cuneiform comes from Latin cuneus, meaning “wedge,” because the script was pressed into clay with wedge-shaped marks—so the word’s shape is a fossil of the tool that made it.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
cuneus
“wedge”
18th Century
Latin
cuneiformis
“wedge-shaped”
19th Century
French/English
cuneiforme
“cuneiform; wedge-shaped”
19th Century
English
cuneiformity
“the state or quality of being cuneiform”