consanguineous

Meaning

Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.

Opposite of
affinal
Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪni.əs/
Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin consanguineus (with English -ous), from con- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from sanguis (“blood”). Equivalent to con- + sanguineous.

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