Where does “angue” come from?

angue (Italian) comes from Latin anguem, from Latin anguis, from Proto-Italic *anɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

angue (Italian): serpent, snake; Any member of the "Anguis"...

Definitions

  1. serpent, snake; Any member of the "Anguis"...

Ancestry of “angue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanguemaccusative singular of anguis
2Latinanguissnake, serpent, dragon
3Proto-Italic*anɣʷissnake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Italic *anɣʷis →Every word from Latin anguis →