Where does “unguled” come from?

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

unguled (English): Having hoofs of a tincture different from the...

Definitions

  1. Having hoofs of a tincture different from the...

Ancestry of “unguled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinungulahoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice
2Latinunguisfingernail, toenail; claw; hoof
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃negʰ-nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ-
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