Synonyms.
When words share the same etymology and the same meaning, they are called Cognates.
== == Similar words are called "synonyms."Synonyms
Have the same meaning or not, it is a rhyming word.
Synonyms
synonyms
Two different words that have the same meaning are called synonyms.
* Contemporary * Ongoing * Topical * the Immediate.
A homophone.
homophone
The words "associate," "associative," and "disassociate" share the same root word as "association." They all derive from the Latin word "associare," meaning "to unite or join together."
They are homographs.
Words that are spelled the same but have different pronunciations and meanings are called homographs.