cognate
The origin and history of cognate.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cognātus (“related by blood”), formed from co- and gnātus (“born”). Compare Portuguese cognato and Spanish cognado; it is a doublet of connate and cognatus.
The origin and history of cognate.
Borrowed from Latin cognātus (“related by blood”), formed from co- and gnātus (“born”). Compare Portuguese cognato and Spanish cognado; it is a doublet of connate and cognatus.
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