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Cognate (Noun)

A word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

One related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another.

Nouns denoting people.

The two families were cognates, tracing their lineage back to a common ancestor who had lived centuries ago.
As cognates, the siblings shared a strong physical resemblance and similar personality traits.
The researchers studied the genetic markers of the cognates to better understand the inherited disease.
The family reunion brought together many cognates who had never met before, but shared a common heritage.
The ancient tribes were cognates, having descended from a single ancestral group that had migrated to the region.