cognate English

Meaning cognate meaning

What does cognate mean?

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cognate Noun

— One related by blood or origin with another, especially a person sharing an ancestor with another.

— A word related to one in another language.

cognate Adjective

— Related by blood; having a common ancestor.

— Related in origin, as certain words in genetically related languages descended from the same ancestral root; for example, English name and Latin nmen from Indo-European *n-men-.

— Related or analogous in nature, character, or function.

cognate

— adjective (= connate) related in nature connate qualities

— adjective having the same ancestral language cognate languages

— noun a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language

— noun (= blood relation) one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another

— adjective (= akin) related by blood

Synonyms cognate synonyms

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cognate English » English

akin

kindred

consanguineous

consanguineal

consanguine

blood relative

blood relation

sib

related

kin

cognate word

blood-related

relative

connate

kinsman

connatural

relation

kinswoman

kinsperson

connected

congenial

clannish

allied

affinity