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Do cognate words always stem from the same root?
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Do cognate words always stem from the same root?

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A cognate is a word derived from the same root as another word.

Cognates are words that have a common origin (source). They may happen in a language or in a group of languages.

The general rule is that cognates have similar meanings and are derived from the same root (origin).

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