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sanguine

/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/SANGG-win
/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/SANGG-win

Meaningbloody; ruddy

Common meaning: hopeful (once ruddy)

Journey through time

  1. Latinsanguis, sanguinis‘blood’
  2. Frenchsanguin
  3. Middle Englishsanguinsource
  4. Englishsanguine‘hopeful (once ruddy)’ · today

sanguin also in: 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: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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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

Related words

consanguinity

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