cognacy
English edit
Noun edit
cognacy (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.