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English word sanguine comes from Middle English blood (Blood.), Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ ((flowing) blood.)

blood (Middle English)

Blood.

*h₁ésh₂r̥ (Proto-Indo-European)

(flowing) blood.

blood (English)

(historical) One of the four humours in the human body.. (medicine, countable) A blood test or blood sample.. (member of a certain gang).. (obsolete) A lively, showy man; a rake; a dandy.. (obsolete) Temper of mind; disposition; state of the passions.. (obsolete) The juice of anything, especially if red.. A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with [...]

*san- (Latin)

sanguen (Latin)

sanguis (Latin)

Blood.

sanguineus (Latin)

Blood-coloured. Bloodthirsty. Of blood, bloody.

sanguin (Old French)

sanguine (English)

(tincture) A tincture, seldom used, of a blood-red colour (not to be confused with murrey).. Anything of a blood-red colour, as cloth.. Blood colour; red.. Bloodstone.. Red crayon. See the Note under crayon, 1. To stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine. (obsolete, physiology) Having a bodily constitution characterised by a preponderance of blood over the other [...]

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