cognation

cog·nate

 (kŏg′nāt′)

adj.

1. Related by blood; having a common ancestor.

2. Related in origin, as certain words in genetically related languages descended from the same ancestral root; for example, English name and Latin nōmen from Indo-European *nō̆-men-.

3. Related or analogous in nature, character, or function.

n.

1. One related by blood or origin with another, especially a person sharing an ancestor with another.

2. A word related to one in another language.

3. A sequence of university courses taken as an adjunct to a graduate degree program: earned an MA in linguistics with a cognate in computer science.

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[Latin cognātus : co-, co- + gnātus, born, past participle of nāscī, to be born; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

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cog·na′tion n.

cog•na•tion

(kɒgˈneɪ ʃən)

n.

cognate relationship.

[1350–1400]

cognation

relationship through female descent. Cf. agnation. — cognate, adj.

See also: Relationship

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cognation - line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family enation, matrilineage unilateral descent - line of descent traced through one side of the family
	2.	cognation - (anthropology) related by blood blood kinship, consanguinity anthropology - the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption