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Where does “unguis” come from?

unguis (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- — nail.

unguis (Latin): fingernail, toenail; claw; hoof

Definitions

  1. fingernail, toenail; claw; hoof

Ancestry of “unguis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃negʰ-nail

Words derived from “unguis”

  • ungulate
  • subungual
  • periungual
  • unguis
  • ungual
  • ungula
  • unguligrade
  • unguled
  • subunguis
  • subungulate
  • unguicular
  • solidungulate
  • unguical
  • unguiferous
  • ungulous
  • interungulate
  • exungulate
  • tinea unguium
  • multungulate
  • unguiculus
  • ungulatus
  • ungula
  • ungulate
  • exungulare
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