English
anguine
Anguine comes from Latin anguīnus ‘relating to or resembling serpents, snaky’, from anguis ‘snake’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éngʷʰis‘snake’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*anɣʷis‘snake’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanguis‘snake’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEanguīnus‘relating to or resembling serpents, snaky’
- Englishtodayanguine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éngʷʰis‘snake’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*anɣʷis‘snake’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanguis‘snake’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEanguīnus‘relating to or resembling serpents, snaky’
- Englishtodayanguine
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis
Today it means
adj Pertaining to snakes or serpents
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis / anguine