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cognation

noun
/kɒɡˈneɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English cognacion, cognacioun, from Latin cognātiō; equivalent to cognate + -ion.

  1. derived from cognātiō
  2. inherited from cognacion

Definitions

  1. A cognate relationship.

    • Cowan (1957a, 1957b) has established the following CVC cognation percentages using for his 'Tami Group' only the languages classed by the present writer as constituting the Upper Tami Families.
    • This being the case, proof of cognation remains elusive even in the case of conspicuous lexical lookalikes.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cognation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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