Where does “unghione” come from?

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

unghione (Italian): nail, claw or talon; hoof

Definitions

  1. nail, claw or talon; hoof

Ancestry of “unghione”, 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 →