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Where does “ὄνῠξ” come from?

ὄνῠξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

ὄνῠξ (Ancient Greek): claw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles...

Definitions

  1. claw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles...

Ancestry of “ὄνῠξ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

Words derived from “ὄνῠξ”

  • onyx
  • onychomycosis
  • sardonyx
  • onycholysis
  • onychodystrophy
  • onycha
  • onychogryphosis
  • onychectomy
  • onychophagia
  • onychitis
  • onychorrhexis
  • onychomancy
  • onychopathy
  • onychotillomania
  • onychosis
  • onychophagy
  • onychology
  • onychalgia
  • onycho-
  • onychopathology
  • onychopathic
  • onychophagist
  • polyonychia
  • onycha
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