Where does “anguimanus” come from?

anguimanus (Latin) comes from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

anguimanus (Latin): serpent-handed used by Lucretius as a poetic epithet of the elephant

Definitions

  1. serpent-handed used by Lucretius as a poetic epithet of the elephant

Ancestry of “anguimanus”, step by step

anguimanus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin manus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
2Proto-Italicmanushand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Latin anguis

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