cognate

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective 1 (linguistics) having the same origin as another word or language: 'Haus' in German is cognate with 'house' in English. * German and Dutch are cognate languages. 2 (formal) related in some way and therefore similar: a cognate development / field / group noun (linguistics) a word that has the same origin as another: 'Haus' and 'house' are cognates.