Anguiform
/ˈæŋ.ɡwɪ.fɔːrm/noun
Shaped like a snake.
Did you know?Anguiform combines Latin anguis, “snake” or “serpent,” with forma, “shape,” linking it to an ancient Indo-European serpent word also seen in Greek ophis and Sanskrit ahi.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂égʷʰis
“Snake or serpent”
Ancient Sanskrit
Sanskrit
áhi
“Serpent, especially a mythic or supernatural snake”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ὄφις (óphis)
“Snake or serpent”
Classical Latin
Latin
anguis
“Snake, serpent, or snake-like creature”
Late Latin
Latin
anguiformis
“Snake-shaped, formed like a serpent”
19th Century
English
anguiform
“Shaped like a snake”