Consanguineous \kon-san(g)-GWIN-ee-us\ adjective
1. Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.
Origin:
Consanguineous is from Latin
consanguineus, from
com-, con- "with, together" +
sanguineus, from
sanuis, sanguin-, "blood." The noun form is
consanguinity, "relationship by blood, or close relation or connection".
Published on February 18, 2011 06:23