consanguineous

American  

[kon-sang-gwin-ee-uhs] / ˌkɒn sæŋˈgwɪn i əs /

Also consanguine

adjective

1. having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.

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Other Word Forms

• consanguineously adverb

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

Several children were the result of consanguineous marriages, in which the parents are related.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024

“Ninety percent of the cases I see are caused by consanguineous marriages,” says Ms Zaki.

From Economist • Feb. 25, 2016

With the pianist-brother's recent success, however, the consanguineous harmonies of the trio will no longer be heard.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nevertheless, the perpetuation of consanguineous unions in the same family is not as a rule advisable.

From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste

In eastern Africa, Sir R. Burton says: “The Somal will not marry one of the same, or even of a consanguineous family,” and the Bakalahari have the same rule.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various