Definition of Cognete
Cog"nate (?), a. [L.
cognatus; co- + gnatus, natus, p. p.
of nasci, anciently gnasci, to be born. See
Nation, and cf. Connate.] 1.
Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically
(Law), related on the mother's side.
2. Of the same or a similar nature; of
the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root; allied;
kindred; as, a cognate language.
Cog"nate, n. 1.
(Law) One who is related to another on the female
side. Wharton.
2. One of a number of things allied in
origin or nature; as, certain letters are
cognates.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- A word derived from the same roots as a given word.
English ward is a cognate of guard, and of French garder.
English ward, English guard, and French garder are all cognates.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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