English → Latin
“talon” in Latin
unguisfingernail, toenail; talon, claw; hoofungulahoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spicelaedōto strike, collide, hurt; to offend; to thwart
The English word talon itself goes back to Latin tālō, through tālōnem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
talon
unguis (Plin.); ungula (Plaut., but the latter usually of quadrupeds). To strike with the talons, ungulas injicere (Plaut.); *unguibus vulnerare, laedere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for talon?
- The usual Latin words for “talon” are unguis, ungula, laedō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.