Etymology of the French word ongle
the French word
onglederived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of ongle in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
onglé,
onglée,
onglet,
onglette,
onglier,
onglon,
coupe-ongle,
cure-ongle,
taille-onglesCognates
Danish
negl, Dutch
nagel, English
nail, German
Nagel, Icelandic
nagl, Icelandic
nagli, Italian
unghia, Italian
univoco, Latin
unguis, Nynorsk
negl, Riksmal
negl, Swedish
nagel
