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Where does “Ungulata” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Ungulata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinungulātus—
2Latinungulahoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice
3Latinunguisfingernail, toenail; claw; hoof
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃negʰ-nail

Words derived from “Ungulata”

  • Paenungulata
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