Definition of cognate

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  • cognate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • cognate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • cognate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of cognate

  • a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cognate word
  • one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. blood relation
    2. blood relative
    3. sib
  • related by blood (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. akin
    2. blood-related
    3. consanguine
    4. consanguineal
    5. consanguineous
    6. kin
  • related in nature (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. connate
  • having the same ancestral language (adjective)

    Examples

    1. cognate languages

See definition of cognate in Merriam Webster