What does "cognate" mean?
Cognate: Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root; allied; kindred; as, a cognate language.
Additional senses
- 2.(Law) One who is related to another on the female side. Wharton.
- 3.One of a number of things allied in origin or nature; as, certain letters are cognates.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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