sangsue etymology

French word sangsue comes from Latin sugo (I exhaust. I suck. I take in.), Latin sanguinem

Detailed word origin of sangsue

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
sugo Latin (lat) I exhaust. I suck. I take in.
sanguinem Latin (lat)
sanguisuga Latin (lat) A leech. A vampire.
sangsue French (fra) Leech.

Words with the same origin as sangsue

Descendants of sugo
sucer suceur suçoir
Descendants of sanguinem
pur-sang sang sang-froid