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Cognate
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English
Adjective
cognate (no comparative or superlative forms)
- Derived from the same roots.
- In English ward is cognate to guard, and both are cognate to French garder.
- English ward, English guard, and French garder are all cognate.
Noun
cognate
- A word derived from the same roots as a given word. Generally used in plural.
- English ward is a cognate of guard, and of French garder.
- English ward, English guard, and French garder are all cognates.
Derived terms
See also
- derivation
- etymology
- etymon
- root
- Wikipedia article on cognates
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