Where does “sanguinivorous” come from?

sanguinivorous (English) comes from Latin vorāre, from Latin vorō, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

sanguinivorous (English): Subsisting on a diet of blood

Definitions

  1. Subsisting on a diet of blood

Ancestry of “sanguinivorous”, step by step

sanguinivorous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vorāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvorāre
2Latinvorōto devour; to eat greedily
3Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
4Proto-Italicwetā(je)-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say

via Latin sanguīs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsanguīsblood
2Proto-Italic*sangwensblood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sh₂-én-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂-Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-Every word from Latin voto
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