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What are cognates and how can I determine them?

What are cognates and how can I determine them?-example-1

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Answer: A cognate is a word that is related in origin to another word, such as the English word brother and the German word bruder or the English word history and the Spanish word historia. The words were derived from the same source; thus, they are cognates (like cousins tracing their ancestry)hope this helped!

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