Etymology

sanguinous

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Today it means: Bloody; containing blood. Full definition →

Middle English sanguinous, sangwynouse ← Middle French sanguineux ← Late Latin sanguinōsus
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The story

  1. Late Latin · derived fromsanguinōsus
  2. Middle French · derived fromsanguineux
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsanguinous, sangwynouse“sanguine; of eyes: bloodshot”
  4. English todaysanguinous

From Middle English sanguinous, sangwynouse (“sanguine; of eyes: bloodshot”), from Middle French sanguineux and its etymon Late Latin sanguinōsus.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.