cognate
/ˈkɑɡneɪt/
adjective
- Related in origin, especially of words from the same language family or of people from the same family line.
- The English word 'mother' is cognate with the German word 'Mutter'.
- The two families are cognate, tracing their roots back to a common ancestor.
- Spanish and Italian share many cognate words because they both come from Latin.
- Having a similar nature or origin; connected or related in some way.
- Her interest in painting is cognate to her love of sculpture.
- The two problems are cognate and can be solved using the same method.
- Mathematics and music are cognate fields, both relying on patterns and ratios.
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noun
- A word that is related in origin to another word, especially in a different language.
- Linguists study cognates to understand how languages evolved from a common source.
- The English word 'night' and the German word 'Nacht' are cognates.
- When learning French, it helps to recognize cognates like 'information' and 'information'.
- A person related by blood; a relative.
- She discovered a distant cognate living in another country through a genealogy website.
- The inheritance was divided among all the cognates of the deceased.
- In many cultures, cognates are considered part of the extended family.