Where does “sangfroid” come from?

sangfroid (English) comes from French sang-froid, from French sang, from Old French sanc, from Vulgar Latin sanguem, from Latin sanguinem, from Latin sanguen, from Latin san-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sh₂-én- — blood.

sangfroid (English): Composure, self-possession or imperturbability...

Definitions

  1. Composure, self-possession or imperturbability...

Ancestry of “sangfroid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsang-froidsang-froid, calmness, calm
2Frenchsangblood
3Old Frenchsancblood
4Vulgar Latinsanguem—
5Latinsanguinemaccusative singular of sanguis
6Latinsanguen—
7Latinsan-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sh₂-én-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →