Where does “onycha” come from?

onycha (English) comes from Latin onycha, from Ancient Greek ὄνῠξ — claw; nail; hoof; talon.

onycha (English): the operculum of kinds of strombus or muricid,...

Definitions

  1. the operculum of kinds of strombus or muricid,...

Ancestry of “onycha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinonychaonycha, the operculum of kinds of strombus or...
2Ancient Greekὄνῠξclaw; nail; hoof; talon
Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνῠξEvery word from Latin onycha