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Where does “ungula” come from?

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

ungula (Latin): hoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice

Definitions

  1. hoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice

Ancestry of “ungula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinunguisfingernail, toenail; claw; hoof
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃negʰ-nail

Words derived from “ungula”

  • ungulate
  • ungula
  • unguligrade
  • unguled
  • subungulate
  • solidungulate
  • ungulous
  • interungulate
  • multungulate
  • exungulate
  • ungulatus
  • ungulate
  • exungulare
  • uña
  • pintaúñas
  • uñeta
  • ugnatura
  • unghiuto
  • unghia
  • unghiata
  • ungulato
  • unghie
  • unghiato
  • unghiatura
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