Where does “unna” come from?
unna (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin ungla, from Latin ungula, from Latin unguis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- — nail.
unna (Old Portuguese): nail, fingernail, toenail
Definitions
- nail, fingernail, toenail
Ancestry of “unna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | ungla | — |
| 2 | Latin | ungula | hoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice |
| 3 | Latin | unguis | fingernail, toenail; claw; hoof |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃negʰ- | nail |
Words derived from “unna”