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cognate (s) (noun), cognates (pl)
1. One of two or more words that have the same root or origin in different languages: English "father", German "Vater", and Latin "pater" are cognates; so are English "frigid", Spanish "frio", French "Froid", Italian "freddo", and Latin "frigidus".
2. Etymology: from Latin cognatus; literally, "born together"; from gnatus, and (g)nasi, "to be born".
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