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cognato.

being a cognate

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/koɡˈna.tu/Brazil/ko.ɡiˈna.tu/Brazil/kɔɡˈna.tu/Portugal[kɔɣˈna.tu]Portugal
  1. being a cognate

  2. related by blood

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin cognātus (“related by blood”), from cum (“with”) + nātus (“born”). Compare English cognate and Spanish cognado. Doublet of cunhado, which was inherited.

noun/koɡˈna.tu/Brazil/ko.ɡiˈna.tu/Brazil/kɔɡˈna.tu/Portugal[kɔɣˈna.tu]Portugal
  1. cognate (a word that is etymologically related to another)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin cognātus (“related by blood”), from cum (“with”) + nātus (“born”). Compare English cognate and Spanish cognado. Doublet of cunhado, which was inherited.

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