Where does “ungulate” come from?

ungulate (Latin) comes from Latin ungulatus, from Latin -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

ungulate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of ungulātus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of ungulātus

Ancestry of “ungulate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinungulatushaving hooves or claws, ungulate
2Latin-atus-ed, -ate, -like; Form of -tus appended to nouns
3Proto-Italic-ātos—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -atus →Every word from Proto-Italic -ātos →