VariousWords beta
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derivation
regular
etymology
false friend
cognates
cognateness
root
false cognate
paregmenon
cognacy
etymon
reflex
descend
paronym
agnate
ancestor
cognitive
noncognate
cognately
lexeme
cognation
lexical correspondence
proto language
lexicostatistics
Definitions:
Noun
blood relation
blood relative
cognate
sib
Definition: one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
cognate
cognate word
Definition: a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
Definition: One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.
Adjective
cognate
Definition: having the same ancestral language; "cognate languages"
akin
blood-related
cognate
consanguine
consanguineous
consanguineal
kin
Definition: related by blood
Definition: Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.