different between affinal vs consanguineous

English

Etymology

From Latin aff?nis (“kindred”) +? -al.

Adjective

affinal (not comparable)

1. (anthropology) Of a family relationship by marriage of a relative (or through affinity), as opposed to consanguinity; in-law.

   Antonym: consanguine

   • 2018, Daniel Elazar, Kinship in the Admiralty Islands, Routledge (?ISBN)

     The names of their affinal relatives must be avoided in speaking either to a man or woman, or even when speaking in their presence.

Further reading

• “affinal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

English

Alternative forms

• consanguinous

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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?nsa???w?ni.?s/, /k?nsa???w?nj?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?nsæ???w?ni.?s/, /k?nsæ???w?nj?s/

Adjective

consanguineous (not comparable)

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

   Synonyms: consanguine, consanguineal, same-blooded

   Antonym: affinal

   • 1601-02, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

     Am not I consanguineous? am I not of her blood?

   • 2002, B. Modell and A. Darr, "Science and society: genetic counselling and customary consanguineous marriage," Nature Reviews: Genetics, vol 3. no. 3 (Mar.), p. 225,

     Consanguineous marriage is customary in many societies, but leads to an increased birth prevalence of infants with severe recessive disorders.

Related terms

• consanguinity
• consanguinuity

Translations

Further reading

• “consanguineous”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.