cognate

/kˈɒɡneɪt/

/kˈɑːɡneɪt/

cognate

related in nature

synonyms : connate

related by blood

synonyms : akin(p)

having the same ancestral language

Cognate

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

one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another

Examples

1. These cognates reveal an important difference between Finnish and Estonian.

2. Those pairs of words are quite obvious cognates.

3. In this case, these phrases contain no cognate words.

4. Did an Athenian cognate in the same way as a Spartan?