The story
- Latin · derived fromgradus
- Latin · derived fromungula“claw, hoof”
- English todayunguligrade
From Latin ungula (“claw, hoof”) + -grade (“means of walking”) (from Latin gradus). Compare French ongulograde.
Words from the same roots
Latinungula all →
ungulateungulaunguled
Latingradus all →
degreegradegradual-gradepronograde
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.