Where does “angue” come from?

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

angue (Latin): ablative singular of anguis

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of anguis

Ancestry of “angue”, 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 →
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