cognate in French
cognate in French is apparenté, cognat, mot apparenté — cognate means connected by blood or birth; in law, specifically related through the mother's side.
cognate in French
apparenté
(linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.
cognat
(linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.
cognat
(linguistics) A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or judged to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.
mot apparenté
(linguistics) A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or judged to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.
What does "cognate" mean?
- adj Connected by blood or birth; in law, specifically related through the mother's side.
- adj Sharing a common nature or origin with something else.
- adj (linguistics) Coming from the same original word in an earlier language.
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What is "cognate" in French?
"cognate" in French is apparenté, cognat, mot apparenté. cognate means: Connected by blood or birth; in law, specifically related through the mother's side.
Are there other ways to say "cognate" in French?
Yes — French has 3 translations listed for "cognate": apparenté, cognat, mot apparenté.
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