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Cognate
ˈkɒɡneɪt
Cognate definitions
adjective
cognate
- (of a word) having the same linguistic derivation as another (e.g. English father, German Vater, Latin pater)
"the term is obviously cognate with the Malay segan"
- related; connected
"cognate subjects such as physics and chemistry"
- related to or descended from a common ancestor
noun
cognate
cognates
- a cognate word
- a blood relative, especially on the mother's side