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cuneiformist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A specialist or expert in cuneiform.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree New Latin cuneifōrmisbor. French cunéiformebor. New Latin cuneifōrmisbor. English cuneiform Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English cuneiformist From cuneiform + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 楔形文字專家 — specialist or expert in cuneiform
  • Chinese Mandarin: 楔形文字专家 (xiēxíng wénzì zhuānjiā) — specialist or expert in cuneiform
  • Finnish: nuolenpääkirjoituksen tuntija — specialist or expert in cuneiform
  • German: Keilschriftkundler — specialist or expert in cuneiform
  • Polish: badacz pisma klinowego — specialist or expert in cuneiform
  • Polish: badaczka pisma klinowego — specialist or expert in cuneiform