Where does “ungulate” come from?
ungulate (Italian) comes from Italian ungulato, from Late Latin ungulatus, from Latin ungula, from Latin unguis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- — nail.
ungulate (Italian): feminine plural of ungulato
Definitions
- feminine plural of ungulato
Ancestry of “ungulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ungulato | ungulate |
| 2 | Late Latin | ungulatus | having hooves or claws, ungulate |
| 3 | Latin | ungula | hoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice |
| 4 | Latin | unguis | fingernail, toenail; claw; hoof |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃negʰ- | nail |