Etymology of the English word cognate
the English word
cognatederived from the Latin word
cognatus (related, related by birth, position; relation, kinsman)
using the Latin prefix
co-derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Old Latin word
gnatus (son; child; children)
derived from the Latin word
gnasci (be born, begotten, formed; be produced spontaneously, come into existence, being)
Date
The earliest known usage of cognate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
retrocognateUsage
Word found in Modern English
