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7 Letter Words for Cognate
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Definitions for Cognate
[1] related by birth; of the same parentage, descent, etc.
[2] Linguistics . descended from the same language or form: such cognate languages as French and Spanish.
[3] allied or similar in nature or quality.
[4] a person or thing cognate with another.
[5] a cognate word: The English word cold is a cognate of German kalt.
[6] akin; related cognate languages
[7] related by blood or descended from a common maternal ancestor Compare agnate
[8] cognate object grammar a noun functioning as the object of a verb to which it is etymologically related, as in think a thought or sing a song
[9] something that is cognate with something else
Words related to Cognate
agnate, like, generic, universal, kindred, same, general, incident, affiliated, akin, allied, analogous, comparable, connected, related, similar, connate, connatural, consanguine
Words nearby Cognate
cogitate, cogitation, cogitative, cogito, ergo sum, cognac, cognate, cognate object, cognation, cognisant, cognition, cognitive
Origin of Cognate
1635–45; < Latin cognātus, equivalent to co- co- + -gnātus (past participle of gnāscī, nāscī to be born)
Other words from Cognate
cog·nate·ness , noun
cog·nat·ic [kog-nat -ik] /kɒgˈnæt ɪk/ , adjective
non·cog·nate , adjective, noun
Word origin for Cognate
C17: from Latin cognātus, from co- same + gnātus born, variant of nātus, past participle of nāscī to be born
Synonyms for Cognate
agnate, general, generic, incident, kindred, like, same, universal, affiliated, akin, allied, analogous, comparable, connate, connatural, connected, consanguine, related, similar