Where does “anguiform” come from?

anguiform (English) comes from Latin anguis, from Proto-Italic *anɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

anguiform (English): Shaped like a snake

Definitions

  1. Shaped like a snake

Ancestry of “anguiform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanguissnake, serpent, dragon
2Proto-Italic*anɣʷissnake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Italic *anɣʷis →Every word from Latin anguis →