cognate

From Wiktionary

Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
cognate

Plural
cognates

  1. (countable) One related by blood or origin with another, especially a person sharing an ancestor with another.
  2. (countable) A word related to one in another language.

Adjective[change]

Positive
cognate

Comparative
none

Superlative
none

  1. Related by blood; having a common ancestor.
  2. Related in origin, as certain words in genetically related languages descended from the same ancestral root; for example, English name and Latin nmen from Indo-European *n-men-.
  3. Related or analogous in nature, character, or function.