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Where does “хладнокровный” come from?

хладнокровный (Russian) comes from Russian хладнокровие, from French sang-froid, from French sang, from Old French sanc, from Vulgar Latin sanguem, from Latin sanguinem, from Latin sanguen, from Latin san- — blood.

Ancestry of “хладнокровный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхладнокровиеsang-froid, composure
2Frenchsang-froidsang-froid, calmness, calm
3Frenchsangblood
4Old Frenchsancblood
5Vulgar Latinsanguem—
6Latinsanguinemaccusative singular of sanguis
7Latinsanguen—
8Latinsan-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sh₂-én-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
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