cognate
adjective /ˈkɒɡneɪt/
/ˈkɑːɡneɪt/
- (linguistics) having the same origin as another word or language
- ‘Haus’ in German is cognate with ‘house’ in English.
- German and Dutch are cognate languages.
- (formal) related in some way and therefore similar
- a cognate development
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin cognatus, from co- ‘together with’ + natus ‘born’.