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Where does “saignier” come from?

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

saignier (Old French): to bleed; to bleed; to bloodlet

Definitions

  1. to bleed; to bleed; to bloodlet

Ancestry of “saignier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsanguinō—
2Latinsanguīs—
3Proto-Italic*sangwens—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sh₂-én-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “saignier”

  • saigneur
  • saigner
  • senyen
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