Where does “sanguinolent” come from?
sanguinolent (Middle English) comes from Old French sanguinolent, from Latin sanguinolentus, from Latin -olentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
sanguinolent (Middle English): Emitting blood or having blood flow out;...
Definitions
- Emitting blood or having blood flow out;...
Ancestry of “sanguinolent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | sanguinolent | — |
| 2 | Latin | sanguinolentus | full of blood, bloody, sanguinary; bloodred |
| 3 | Latin | -olentus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 4 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 5 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 6 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |