COGNATES
Noun
cognates
plural of cognate
Anagrams
• coagents, eco-angst
Source: Wiktionary
COGNATE
Cog"nate, a. Etym: [L. cognatus; co- + gnatus, natus, p. p. of nasci,
anciently gnasci, to be born. See Nation, and cf. Connate.]
1. Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (Law), related on
the mother's side.
2. Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding
from the same stock or root; allied; kindred; as, a cognate language.
Cog"nate, n.
1. (Law)
Definition: One who is related to another on the female side. Wharton.
2. One of a number of things allied in origin or nature; as, certain
letters are cognates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition