COGNATE


Meaning of COGNATE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' käg- ˌ n ā t

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin cognatus, from co- + gnatus, natus, past participle of nasci to be born; akin to Latin gignere to beget ― more at KIN

Date: circa 1645

1 : of the same or similar nature : generically alike

2 : related by blood also : related on the mother's side

3 a : related by descent from the same ancestral language b of a word or morpheme : related by derivation, borrowing, or descent c of a substantive : related to a verb usually by derivation and serving as its object to reinforce the meaning

– cog · nate · ly adverb

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.