/
ˈkɒgneɪt/
adj.
- Linguistics (of a word) having the same linguistic derivation as another (e.g. English father, German Vater, Latin pater).
- formal related; connected.
▸related to or descended from a common ancestor. Compare with agnate.
n.
- Linguistics a cognate word.
- Law a blood relative, especially on the mother's side.
Derivative
- cognately adv.
- cognateness n.
Etymology
C17: from L. cognatus, from co- ‘together with’ + natus ‘born’.
