consanguineous
[ kon-sang-gwin-ee-uhs ]
adjective
having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.
Origin of consanguineous
1First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin consanguineus “related by blood, kindred; blood relation, kinsman,” equivalent to con- + sanguin- (stem of sanguis) “blood” + -eus adjective suffix. Consanguineous first occurs in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (1602), and Shakespeare may have introduced the word into English. See con-, -eous
- Also con·san·guine [kon-sang-gwin], /kɒnˈsæŋ gwɪn/, con·san·guin·e·al.
Other words from consanguineous
- con·san·guin·e·ous·ly, adverb
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How to use consanguineous in a sentence
It is evident that the punaluan family was formed out of the consanguine.
Ancient Society | Lewis Henry MorganNext, how did the Consanguine family change into the Punaluan?
In this or a similar manner that form which Morgan styles the Punaluan family developed from the consanguine family.
The Origin of the Family Private Property and the State | Frederick EngelsThey inherited first together with the other consanguine relatives of the mother, later on perhaps in preference to the others.
The Origin of the Family Private Property and the State | Frederick EngelsAll three of them are groups of differentiated consanguine relations.
The Origin of the Family Private Property and the State | Frederick Engels
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