Where does “anguila eléctrica” come from?
anguila eléctrica (Spanish) comes from Spanish Anguila, from Old Spanish anguila, from Latin anguilla, from Proto-Italic *anɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.
anguila eléctrica (Spanish): electric eel
Definitions
- electric eel
Ancestry of “anguila eléctrica”, step by step
anguila eléctrica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish Anguila
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Anguila | eel |
| 2 | Old Spanish | anguila | eel |
| 3 | Latin | anguilla | eel; small snake; vocative singular of anguilla |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *anɣʷis | snake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éngʷʰis | snake |
via Spanish elétrica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | elétrica | — |