SAT vocabulary

Cognate

Related by birth, origin, or descent; of the same nature or origin.

Example

"English and German are cognate languages, sharing many linguistic similarities due to their common Germanic roots."

From Latin 'cognatus' meaning 'related by birth,' from 'co-' (together) + 'gnatus' (born).

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