cognate
adjective
[ ˈkɒɡneɪt ]
• (of a word) having the same linguistic derivation as another (e.g. English father, German Vater, Latin pater ).
• "the term is obviously cognate with the Malay segan"
• related; connected.
• "cognate subjects such as physics and chemistry"
Similar:
associated,
related,
connected,
allied,
interconnected,
linked,
coupled,
correlated,
similar,
like,
alike,
comparable,
parallel,
equivalent,
corresponding,
analogous,
homologous,
cognate
noun
• a cognate word.
• a blood relative, especially on the mother's side.
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin cognatus, from co- ‘together with’ + natus ‘born’.
