Where does “sanguine” come from?

sanguine (Middle English) comes from Old French sanguin, from Latin sanguineus, from Latin sanguīs, from Proto-Italic *sangwens, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sh₂-én-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

sanguine (Middle English): Having a bloody-red hue; coloured in sanguine or...

Definitions

  1. Having a bloody-red hue; coloured in sanguine or...

Ancestry of “sanguine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsanguin—
2Latinsanguineusof blood, bloody; bloodthirsty; blood-coloured
3Latinsanguīsblood
4Proto-Italic*sangwensblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sh₂-én-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “sanguine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sh₂-én- →Every word from Proto-Italic *sangwens →