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Where does “mezzosangue” come from?

mezzosangue (Italian) comes from Italian sangue, from Late Latin sanguem, from Latin sanguinem, from Latin sanguen, from Latin san-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sh₂-én-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

mezzosangue (Italian): half-blooded; half-breed

Definitions

  1. half-blooded; half-breed

Ancestry of “mezzosangue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansangueblood; family, bloodline; Only used in rosso...
2Late Latinsanguem—
3Latinsanguinemaccusative singular of sanguis
4Latinsanguen—
5Latinsan-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sh₂-én-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
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