Lexeme: anguis

Language:
Latin
Meaning:
snake
Cognate Set:
*He(n)gʷʰi- [Proto-Indo-European]
Romanised orthography:
anguis
Phonetic:
ˈaŋɡwis
Phonemic:
ˈanɡwis
URL:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3Danguis
Notes: Of the two Latin "snake" words, anguis is probably the higher register and serpens the lower (e.g. in Cato).