consanguinity

Meanings

Noun

(anthropology) related by blood
A consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent. A blood relationship.
Inbreeding

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English consanguinytee, consanguinite, consanguinyte, from Old French consanguinité and Latin cōnsanguinitātem, accusative of Latin cōnsanguinitās, from cōnsanguineus, from Latin com- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from Latin sanguis (“blood”).

Synonyms

blood kinship, blood relationship, cognation, consanguinity, homogeneity, same-bloodedness

Antonyms

affinity

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