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COGNATE

Definition:

[noun] one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
Synonyms: blood relation, blood relative, sib
[noun] a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
Synonyms: word
[adjective] related in nature; "connate qualities"
Synonyms: connate
[adjective] having the same ancestral language; "cognate languages"
[adjective] related by blood
Synonyms: akin, blood-related, consanguine, consanguineous, kin