cognacy
English
editNoun
editcognacy (countable and uncountable, plural cognacies)
- (linguistics) The relationship between cognates; the condition of sharing a common ancestor term in another language.
- (linguistics) The degree to which two languages share cognates, usually expressed as a percentage
Synonyms
edit- (relationship between cognates): cognateness
- (relationship between cognates): cognancy
Further reading
edit- “cognacy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.