Etymology

sanguisuge

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Today it means: A leech (blood-sucking annelid). Full definition →

First used until 1620sMiddle English sanguisuge ← Latin sanguisuga
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  1. Latin · derived fromsanguisuga
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsanguisuge
  3. English todaysanguisuge

From Middle English sanguisuge, from Latin sanguisuga, from sanguis (“blood”) + sugere (“to suck”).

First known use, by meaning

  • until 1620s A leech (blood-sucking annelid).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.