Etymology

sanguinary

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Middle English sanguinarie ← Latin sanguinārius
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  1. Latin · derived fromsanguinārius
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsanguinarie
  3. English todaysanguinary

From Middle English sanguinarie, from Latin sanguinārius.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.