The cuneus is part of the left cerebral hemisphere of the human
brain.
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The root word of cuneiform is "cuneus," which is Latin for "wedge." This refers to the wedge-shaped characters used in cuneiform writing, which was an ancient system of writing developed by the Sumerians.
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CUNEIFORM means "Wedge-shaped" (from the Latin word for wedge, cuneus).