consanguinity
Meaningshared blood
Common meaning: relationship by blood
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- sanguinbloodLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1626 · scan
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
‘with, together’ + ‘blood’ → consanguinity
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin sanguis ‘blood’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry sanguis, p. 1626 · dictionary scan
Roots
- sanguis, sanguinis Latin “blood”
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