Etymology

cognatus

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Latin cognatus
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromcognatus“kinsman”
  2. English todaycognatus

Learned borrowing from Latin cognatus (“kinsman”). Doublet of cognate and connate.

Words from the same roots

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