cuña
Galician
[ˈkuɲɐ]
noun
Definitions
- wedge
- chock (for wheel)
- (figured) influence; connections
Etymology
Derived from Latin cuneus (wedge).
Origin
Latin
cuneus
Gloss
wedge
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cuneus English
- *cunea Latin
- cuneatim Latin
- cuneiformis Latin
- cuneifōrmis Latin
- cuneo Latin
- cuneus Latin
- Cuneo Italian
- conio Italian
- cuneo Italian
- cuneiforme Spanish, Castilian
- cuña Spanish, Castilian
- cuño Spanish, Castilian
- precuña Spanish, Castilian
- *h₂ḱū Proto-Indo-European
- cunha Portuguese
- coigne Old French
- coin Old French
- cuny Catalan, Valencian
- encunyar Catalan, Valencian
- chapa Galician
- chapacuña Galician
- cuño Galician
- cui Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- cŷn Welsh
- kunj Albanian
- cunna Old Portuguese
- cunj Aromanian