'anguiped' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'anguipes,' where 'anguis' meant 'snake' and 'pēs/ped-' meant 'foot.'

'anguipes' transformed into the French word 'anguipède,' and eventually became the English forms 'anguipede' and 'anguiped' through scholarly and antiquarian usage.

Initially, it meant 'snake-footed' literally, and this meaning has remained essentially the same in modern specialized usage.