Etymology

Anguilla

An·guil·la
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Today it means: An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea. Full definition →

Latin anguilla ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰ-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂engʷʰ-
  2. Latinanguisinflu.
  3. Latinanguilla
  4. English todayAnguilla

Borrowed from Latin anguilla (“eel”), from an uncertain Romance language original. The name of the island refers to its elongated shape.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.