# consanguineous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪni.əs/

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

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/consanguineous