English
La Cognata
La Cognata comes from Sicilian cugnata ‘hatchet’, from Latin cuneatus ‘wedged’, and ultimately from cuneō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcuneō‘to wedge in’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcuneatus‘wedged’perfect passive participle of cuneō
- Sicilianmoderncugnata‘hatchet’
- Sicilian, derivedmodernLa Cognata
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcuneō‘to wedge in’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcuneatus‘wedged’perfect passive participle of cuneō
- Sicilianmoderncugnata‘hatchet’
- Sicilian, derivedmodernLa Cognata
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Latin cuneō
Today it means
name A surname from Sicilian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin cuneō / La Cognata