Etymology

uncus

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Today it means: A hook or claw. Full definition →

Latin uncus ← Proto-Italic *onkos ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ónkos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ónkos
  3. Proto-Italic*onkos
  4. Latinuncus
  5. English todayuncus

Borrowed from Latin uncus (“hook”).

Words from the same roots

Latinuncus all →

unciformuncous

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