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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".
This entry is located in the following unit: nasc-, nat- (page 1)
cognate (adjective), more cognate, most cognate
1. Resembling or pertaining to having the same linguistic root or origin as another language: The English word "eat" and the German "essen" are cognate words.
2. Related by blood or having an ancestor in common with each other: Romance languages, such as French, Italian, Portuguese, Rumanian, and Spanish, are cognate languages.
3. Etymology: from Latin cognatus, from co-, "together with" + natus, "born".
This entry is located in the following unit: nasc-, nat- (page 1)