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Where does “sanguinolentus” come from?

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

sanguinolentus (Latin): full of blood, bloody, sanguinary; bloodred

Definitions

  1. full of blood, bloody, sanguinary; bloodred

Ancestry of “sanguinolentus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sanguinolentus”

  • sanguinolent
  • sanguinolent
  • ensanglanter
  • sanglant
  • sanguinolent
  • sanguinolent
  • sanguilentus
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