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Where does “sangonera” come from?

sangonera (Catalan) comes from Latin sanguinaria, from Latin sanguinarius, from Latin sanguīs, from Proto-Italic *sangwens, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sh₂-én-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

sangonera (Catalan): leech

Definitions

  1. leech

Ancestry of “sangonera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsanguinarianominative feminine singular of sanguinārius;...
2Latinsanguinariusof or pertaining to blood; bloody, covered with...
3Latinsanguīs—
4Proto-Italic*sangwens—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sh₂-én-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
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