Where does “anguine” come from?

anguine (English) comes from Latin anguinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

anguine (English): Pertaining to snakes or serpents; Snakelike

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to snakes or serpents; Snakelike

Ancestry of “anguine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanguinusrelating to or resembling serpents, snaky
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “anguine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →
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