consanguineous

[ kon-sang-gwin-ee-uhs ]

/ ˌkɒn sæŋˈgwɪn i əs /

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adjective

having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.

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Also con·san·guine

[kon-sang-gwin], /kɒnˈsæŋ gwɪn/, con·san·guin·e·al.

Origin of consanguineous

First 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

OTHER WORDS FROM consanguineous

con·san·guin·e·ous·ly, adverb

How to use consanguineous in a sentence

It is evident that the punaluan family was formed out of the consanguine.
Ancient Society|Lewis Henry Morgan
Next, how did the Consanguine family change into the Punaluan?
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various
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 Engels
They 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 Engels

All 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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