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Where does “sanguin” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sanguin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsanguineusof blood, bloody; bloodthirsty; blood-coloured
2Latinsanguīs—
3Proto-Italic*sangwens—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sh₂-én-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “sanguin”

  • sanguine
  • ensanguined
  • sanguinely
  • sanguinity
  • sanguineness
  • oversanguine
  • exsanguine
  • ensanguine
  • unsanguine
  • sanguineless
  • sanguinously
  • sanguinaceous
  • sanguine
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