cognate
[ kog-neyt ]
/ ˈkɒg neɪt /
adjective
related by birth; of the same parentage, descent, etc.
Linguistics.
descended from the same language or form: such cognate languages as French and Spanish.
allied or similar in nature or quality.
noun
a person or thing cognate with another.
a cognate word: The English word cold is a cognate of German kalt.
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, nounWords nearby cognate
cogitate,
cogitation,
cogitative,
cogito, ergo sum,
cognac,
cognate,
cognate object,
cognation,
cognisant,
cognition,
cognitive
Example sentences from the Web for cognate
British Dictionary definitions for cognate
cognate
/ (ˈkɒɡneɪt) /
adjective
akin; related
cognate languages
related by blood or descended from a common maternal ancestor
Compare agnate
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
noun
something that is cognate with something else
Derived forms of cognate
cognately, adverb cognateness, noun cognation, nounWord Origin for cognate
C17: from Latin
cognātus, from
co- same +
gnātus born, variant of
nātus, past participle of
nāscī to be born