Etymology of the English word unguligrade
the English word
unguligradederived from the Latin word
ungula (hoof; bird claw, talon)
derived from the Latin word
unguis (claw, nail; nail, claw, talon)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nogh-using the Latin suffix
-gradederived from the Latin suffix
-gradusderived from the Late Latin word
gradus (step; position)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghredh-Date
The earliest known usage of unguligrade in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
