Where does “anguila” come from?

anguila (Asturian) comes from Latin anguilla, from Proto-Italic *anɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

anguila (Asturian): eel

Definitions

  1. eel

Ancestry of “anguila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanguillaeel; small snake; vocative singular of anguilla
2Proto-Italic*anɣʷissnake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Italic *anɣʷis →Every word from Latin anguilla →