cognate in Portuguese
cognate in Portuguese is cognato — cognate means allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
cognate in Portuguese
cognato
(linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.
cognato
(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 Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
- adj Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.
- adj Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.
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What is "cognate" in Portuguese?
"cognate" in Portuguese is cognato. cognate means: Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
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