Where does “unghie” come from?

unghie (Italian) comes from Italian unghia, from Vulgar Latin ungla, from Latin ungula, from Latin unguis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- — nail.

unghie (Italian): plural of unghia; nails

Definitions

  1. plural of unghia; nails

Ancestry of “unghie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianunghianail, claw
2Vulgar Latinungla—
3Latinungulahoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice
4Latinunguisfingernail, toenail; claw; hoof
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃negʰ-nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- →Every word from Latin unguis →Every word from Latin ungula →