cognate
One of a number of things allied in origin or natureOne of a number of things allied in origin or nature.
» The words poison and potion are cognates.
У слов poison и potion общее происхождение.
Слова poison и potion — когнаты.
Meaning
4 sensesOne of a number of things allied in origin or nature.
(dated)One who is related to another on the female side.
one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
(dated)One who is related to another, both having descended from a common ancestor through legal marriages.
A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or judged to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.
Verwandte, Kognat, verwandtes Wort
однокоренно́е сло́воodnokorennóje slóvo, ро́дственное сло́воródstvennoje slóvo, когна́тkognát
a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
Examples
9 sentencesThe words poison and potion are cognates.
ruУ слов poison и potion общее происхождение.
She asked if the two words were cognates.
The English language is cognate to the German language.
I suppose that even Wolof and Greenlandic may share a cognate.
Is the Greek word κᾰκός a cognate of the Latin word cacō?
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin cognātus (“related by blood”), from co- + gnātus (“born”). Compare PorBorrowed from Latin cognātus (“related by blood”), from co- + gnātus (“born”). Compare Portuguese cognato and Spanish cognado. Doublet of connate and cognatus.
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Forms
plural: cognatesSynonyms
4 synonyms- a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language:cognate word
- one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another:blood relationblood relativesib