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Where does “sanguilentus” come from?

sanguilentus (Late Latin) comes from Latin sanguinolentus, from Latin -olentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

Ancestry of “sanguilentus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsanguinolentusfull of blood, bloody, sanguinary; bloodred
2Latin-olentusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
3Latin-entusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
4Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
5Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “sanguilentus”

  • ensanglanter
  • sanglant
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