🔤cognate

noun
/ˈkɒɡneɪt/

Meaning

a word related to another word in origin; having the same linguistic root

Example Sentences

The Spanish word 'madre' and the English word 'mother' are cognates.

Synonyms

related, akin, allied, comparable

Antonyms

unrelated, distinct, different

Collocations

cognate words, cognate languages, cognate roots

Related Vocabularies

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