Dictionary Check: cognate
"cognate" is a valid word!
Scrabble
10
points
Words with Friends
13
points
Definition
adjective
related in nature
Example:
"connate qualities"
adjective
having the same ancestral language
Example:
"cognate languages"
adjective
related by blood
noun
one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
noun
a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
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