Where does “onicogrifosi” come from?
onicogrifosi (Italian) comes from Italian onico-, from Ancient Greek ὄνυχος, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.
onicogrifosi (Italian): onychogryphosis
Ancestry of “onicogrifosi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | onico- | onycho- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυχος | genitive singular of ὄνῠξ; clawed |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυξ | claw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |