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Where does “sanguinare” come from?

sanguinare (Italian) comes from Latin sanguinō, from Latin sanguīs, from Proto-Italic *sangwens, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sh₂-én-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

sanguinare (Italian): to bleed

Definitions

  1. to bleed

Ancestry of “sanguinare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsanguinō—
2Latinsanguīs—
3Proto-Italic*sangwens—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sh₂-én-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “sanguinare”

  • sanguino
  • sanguinazione
  • sanguinari
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