cognate

Meaning

adjective

1. related in nature
   “connate qualities”
2. having the same ancestral language
   “cognate languages”
3. related by blood

noun

1. one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
2. a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language

Synonyms for cognate

• connate
• related
• akin
• blood-related
• consanguine
• consanguineous
• consanguineal
• kin
• blood relation
• blood relative
• sib
• cognate word