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Word of the Day – Consanguineous

By April 15, 2023Word of the Day

Consanguineous (adj)

kon-san-gwin-ee-us

having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.

Consanguineous comes from Latin con-, “together, with,” and sanguis, “blood.”

Example sentences

“The rule was the two people had to have a consanguineous link.”

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