Synonyms & related words for consanguinity

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of consanguinity — including cognation, agnation, kinship, sibship, matrilineage, patrilineage. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to consanguinity

Explore words related to consanguinity — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include consanguineous, consanguineously, consanguine, affinal, agnatic, cognateness, relatedness, endogamy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for consanguinity

Common synonyms for consanguinity include cognation, agnation, kinship, sibship, matrilineage, patrilineage, filiation, bloodline — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does consanguinity come from?

The word consanguinity breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: con-, from Latin con (“together, with”); and -sanguin, from Latin sanguis (“blood”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.