Cognateness

/ˈkɒɡneɪtnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality of being cognate; the state of sharing a common origin or being related.

Etymology

From cognate + -ness suffix, creating an abstract noun describing the quality of having cognate relationships.

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The cognateness between languages reveals deep human history—by measuring how similar words are, scientists can actually date when language groups separated from each other.

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