Main Entry: ¹cog·nate

Pronunciation: \ˈkäg-ˌnāt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin cognatus, from co- + gnatus, natus, past participle of nasci to be born; akin to Latin gignere to beget — more at kin

Date: circa 1645

1 : of the same or similar nature : generically alike
2 : related by blood; also : related on the mother's side
3 a : related by descent from the same ancestral language b of a word or morpheme : related by derivation, borrowing, or descent c of a substantive : related to a verb usually by derivation and serving as its object to reinforce the meaning

— cog·nate·ly adverb