Where does “puro-sangue” come from?

puro-sangue (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sangue, from Old Portuguese sangue, 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.

puro-sangue (Portuguese): thoroughbred

Definitions

  1. thoroughbred

Ancestry of “puro-sangue”, step by step

puro-sangue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese sangue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesangueblood
2Old Portuguesesangue—
3Vulgar Latinsanguem—
4Latinsanguinemaccusative singular of sanguis
5Latinsanguen—
6Latinsan-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sh₂-én-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Portuguese puro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepuropure; pure; flawless; pure; clean
2Old Portuguesepuro—
3Latinpūrusclear, limpid
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sh₂-én- →Every word from Latin san- →