Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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cognate | Yes | Yes | No | No |
related | No | Yes | No | No |
cognate (noun) | related (noun) |
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a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language | |
one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another |
cognate (adjective) | related (adjective) |
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related by blood | connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage |
having the same ancestral language | being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics |
related in nature |