The story
- Latin · derived fromsanguis“blood”
- Latin · derived fromcom-“together”
- Latin · derived fromcōnsanguinitās
- Old French · derived fromconsanguinité
- Middle French · derived fromconsanguinéité, consanguinité
- Middle English · inherited fromconsanguinite, consanguinyte, consanguinytee, consanguynyte, consangwinyte
- English todayconsanguinity
From Middle English consanguinite, consanguinyte, consanguinytee, consanguynyte, consangwinyte, from Middle French consanguinéité, consanguinité (from Old French consanguinité) and its etymon Latin cōnsanguinitās (accusative cōnsanguinitātem), from cōnsanguineus + -itās, from Latin com- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from Latin sanguis (“blood”) + -eus. By surface analysis, consanguine + -ity.
Words from the same roots
Latincom- all →
combatcompoundcomplaincompasscorrespondcommencecomperecommensurablecompotatorcondescendence
Latinsanguis all →
sanguiferoussanguifluoussanguifysanguigenoussanguinarian
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.