Etymology

jus sanguinis

Today it means: The right of citizenship in a nation acquired by being born to a parent or parents with citizenship in that nation. Full definition →

Latin iūs
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromiūs“law”
  2. English todayjus sanguinis

From Latin iūs (“law”) + sanguinis (“of blood”).

Words from the same roots

Latiniūs all →

juraljuridicjuridico-jus officiijus soli

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.