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Where does “ungula” come from?

ungula (English) comes from Latin ungula, from Latin unguis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- — nail.

ungula (English): A hoof, claw, or talon; A section of a cylinder,...

Definitions

  1. A hoof, claw, or talon; A section of a cylinder,...

Ancestry of “ungula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinungulahoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice
2Latinunguisfingernail, toenail; claw; hoof
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃negʰ-nail

Words derived from “ungula”

  • ungulous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- →