Where does “ungulate” come from?

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

ungulate (English): Having hooves; Shaped like a hoof; An ungulate...

Definitions

  1. Having hooves; Shaped like a hoof; An ungulate...

Ancestry of “ungulate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinungulātushaving hoof or claw, ungulate
2Latinungulahoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice
3Latinunguisfingernail, toenail; claw; hoof
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃negʰ-nail

Words derived from “ungulate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- →Every word from Latin unguis →Every word from Latin ungula →
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