Etymology

ensanguine

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Today it means: to stain with blood Full definition →

English sanguine ← Middle English en- ← Old French en-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Englishsanguine
  9. English todayensanguine

From en- + sanguine.

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