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consanguine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-san-guine
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Related by birth or "by blood", i.e. having close ancestors in common.

noun

A person related to another by birth.

Example Sentences

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.

Inflected Forms

consanguines (plural)

Derived Forms

consanguined

Phrases

consanguine marriage

Frequently Paired Words

consanguinuity consanguinity

Synonyms

consanguineous akin cognate consanguine consanguineal natural same-blooded blood-related kin

Antonyms

affinal unrelated

Questions

What does consanguine mean?
Related by birth or "by blood", i.e. having close ancestors in common.
Where does consanguine come from?
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.

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