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anguis.

snake, serpent, dragon

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈaŋ.ɡʷɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈaŋ.ɡʷis]

  1. snake, serpent, dragon

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine

  2. Hydra

    Greek · declension-3 · feminine · masculine

  3. the constellation Hydra

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *anɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis (“snake”). Cognates include Old Prussian angis, Old Armenian աւձ (awj), Old High German unc, unko (“snake”), and Old East Slavic ѫжь (ǫžĭ). Displaced Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis.

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