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

solidungulate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English solid

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

via English ungulate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishungulateHaving hooves; Shaped like a hoof; An ungulate...
2Latinungulātushaving hoof or claw, ungulate
3Latinungulahoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice
4Latinunguisfingernail, toenail; claw; hoof
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃negʰ-nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-
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