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Where does “ungulato” come from?

ungulato (Italian) comes from Late Latin ungulatus, from Latin ungula, from Latin unguis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- — nail.

ungulato (Italian): ungulate

Definitions

  1. ungulate

Ancestry of “ungulato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinungulatushaving hooves or claws, ungulate
2Latinungulahoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice
3Latinunguisfingernail, toenail; claw; hoof
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃negʰ-nail

Words derived from “ungulato”

  • ungulate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- →