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Where does “sang-froid” come from?

sang-froid (French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

sang-froid (French): sang-froid, calmness, calm

Definitions

  1. sang-froid, calmness, calm

Ancestry of “sang-froid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsangblood
2Old Frenchsancblood
3Vulgar Latinsanguem—
4Latinsanguinemaccusative singular of sanguis
5Latinsanguen—
6Latinsan-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sh₂-én-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “sang-froid”

  • sangfroid
  • sang froid
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