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consanguine en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥der. Proto-Italic *sangwens Latin sanguis Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin cōnsanguineuslbor. French consanguinbor. English consanguine Borrowed from French consanguin. Doublet of consanguineous.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Related by birth or "by blood", i.e. having close ancestors in common.
   • Pitty away, hence thou conſanguine loue, / Maternall zeale, peccentall piety. 1613, Thomas Heywood, The Brazen Age, […], London: […] Nicholas Okes, […], →OCLC, Act II, signature E2, recto:

Antonyms

affinal · affinal · unrelated

Deriveds

consanguined · consanguine marriage

Hypernyms

related

Relateds

consanguinuity · consanguinity

Synonyms

consanguineous · consanguineous · same-blooded · consanguine · cognate · consanguineal · akin · natural

consanguine en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥der. Proto-Italic *sangwens Latin sanguis Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin cōnsanguineuslbor. French consanguinbor. English consanguine Borrowed from French consanguin. Doublet of consanguineous.

Meanings

1. A person related to another by birth.

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