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Where does “sanguinarie” come from?

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

sanguinarie (Middle English): shepherd's purse

Definitions

  1. shepherd's purse

Ancestry of “sanguinarie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsanguinariusof or pertaining to blood; bloody, covered with...
2Latinsanguīs—
3Proto-Italic*sangwens—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sh₂-én-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “sanguinarie”

  • sanguinary
  • sanguinarily
  • sanguinariness
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