Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (Law), related on the mother's side., Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root; allied; kindred; as, a cognate language., One who is related to another on the female side., One of a number of things allied in origin or nature; as, certain letters are cognates.
The word "precipice" has a cognate in Latin, which is "praeceps," meaning "headlong" or "steep."
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Yes. In Spanish, "guitar" translates to "guitarra."
The name Obed is cognate with Arabic "Abd", meaning "servant, worshipper".
No, "carpet" is not a false cognate. It derives from the Latin word "carpere," meaning to pluck, which is related to its use as a covering that can be taken up or removed.
A cognate is a word that sounds like the word with it's same meaning in a different language. An example of an English/Spanish cognate would be: Universe Universo English Spanish
The word "deposit" is a cognate of "deposition". Both words share the root word "depositum" in Latin, meaning "something deposited or placed".
Hemi and semi are indeed cognate forms, both derived from the Latin word "semis" meaning half or partial. They are used as prefixes in English to indicate a similar meaning of partial or half.
Rao, an Indian princely title cognate with raja
A false cognate is a word that looks or sounds similar in two languages but has a different meaning. This can confuse language learners and lead to misunderstandings or mistakes in communication.
It is called a cognate
Bartolomeo is an Italian name (the English cognate is "Bartholomew"), meaning "son of furrows" or "son of Ptolemy". It's originally from Aramaic.