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Where does “anguis” come from?

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

anguis (Latin): snake, serpent, dragon

Definitions

  1. snake, serpent, dragon

Ancestry of “anguis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*anɣʷis—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake

Words derived from “anguis”

  • Anguilla
  • Anguillan
  • anguine
  • anguiform
  • anguinous
  • anguinus
  • anguilla
  • angue
  • anguem
  • angula
  • anguila
  • anguillesco
  • anguillescamente
  • anguille
  • anguilla
  • angue
  • anguillaia
  • anguillule
  • anguille
  • anguillère
  • enguia
  • Anguila
  • angilo
  • Angvilo
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