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Where does “sanc” come from?

sanc (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin sanguem, from Latin sanguinem, from Latin sanguen, from Latin san-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sh₂-én-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

sanc (Old French): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “sanc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsanguem—
2Latinsanguinemaccusative singular of sanguis
3Latinsanguen—
4Latinsan-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sh₂-én-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “sanc”

  • sangfroid
  • sang froid
  • sang-froid
  • sang
  • sangadulto
  • sangotransfuzo
  • sangomanka
  • sango
  • malvarmsangulo
  • sango
  • sangifar
  • sang
  • sang
  • sonk
  • disan
  • disan
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