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Where does “sanguineus” come from?

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

sanguineus (Latin): of blood, bloody; bloodthirsty; blood-coloured

Definitions

  1. of blood, bloody; bloodthirsty; blood-coloured

Ancestry of “sanguineus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sanguineus”

  • sanguine
  • consanguineous
  • ensanguined
  • sanguineous
  • sanguinely
  • consanguine
  • serosanguineous
  • sanguinity
  • sanguineness
  • oversanguine
  • exsanguine
  • ensanguine
  • nonconsanguineous
  • consanguineously
  • unsanguine
  • mucosanguineous
  • nonconsanguinity
  • consanguined
  • sanguinaceous
  • sanguineless
  • sanguinously
  • consanguinamory
  • consanguineo
  • consanguinitas
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