ungulate

The story

1. Latin · derived fromungula“hoof”
2. Late Latin · borrowed fromungulātus
3. English todayungulate

From Late Latin ungulātus, from Latin ungula (“hoof”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was substantivized from the adjective through the associated taxon's name (Ungulata), see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Words from the same roots