Complete Definition of "cognate"

English
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Etymology
From L. term|cognatus, past participle of term|cognasci||arise together, term|cog-||together + term|nasci||arise

Adjective
en-adj|-

  1. Derived from the same roots.

#: In English, �ward� is cognate to �guard�, and both are cognate to French garder.
#:
English �ward�, English �guard�, Icelandic �vörður�, and French �garder� are all cognate.''

  1. Similar in nature

Translations
trans-top|derived from the same roots
French: ayant une origine commune
Icelandic: af sama stofni indecl; samstofna indecl; skyldur m, skyld f, skylt n
trans-mid
Russian: �од��венное �лово
trans-bottom
trans-top|Similar in nature
Icelandic: líkur að eðli m, lík að eðli f, líkt að eðli n
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
cognateness

Noun
en-noun

  1. A word derived from the same roots as a given word.

#: English �ward� is a cognate of �guard�, and of French �garder�.
#: ''English �ward�, English �guard�, and French �garder� are all cognates.

Translations
trans-top|A word derived from the same roots as a given word
French: mot de même origine
Icelandic: samstofna orð n
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
false cognate
cognacy

See also
derivation
etymology
etymon
root


Italian

Noun
infl|it|plural

  1. plural of|lang=Italian|cognata

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