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Where does “solidungulate” come from?

solidungulate (English) comes from English solid, from Middle French solidité, from Latin soliditas, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

solidungulate (English): A mammal having a single hoof on each foot

Definitions

  1. A mammal having a single hoof on each foot

Ancestry of “solidungulate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsolidThat can be picked up or held, having a texture,...
2Middle Frenchsolidité—
3Latinsoliditassolidity
4Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
5Proto-Italicsoliðos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →