In linguistics, cognates are words that have a common etymological origin. In etymology, the cognate category excludes doublets and loan words.[citation needed] The word cognate derives from the Latin noun cognatus, which means "blood relative".
Cognates are words in two languages that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. While English may share very few cognates with a language like Chinese, 30-40% of all words in English have a related word in Spanish. For Spanish-speaking ELLs, cognates are an obvious bridge to the English language.
Some examples of cognates are:
| Spanish | English |
| Actor | Actor |
| Admirable | Admirable |
| Agenda | Agenda |
| Alcohol | Alcohol |
| Altar | Altar |
| Animal | Animal |
| Area | Area |
| Artificial | Artificial |
| Auto | Auto |
| Balance | Balance |
| Bar | Bar |
| Base | Base |
| Bridge | Bridge |
| Brutal | Brutal |
| Cable | Cable |
| Café | Cafe |
| Canal | Canal |
There are many cognates, although here we
only mention few, you can see a more extensive list here
Daniel Villagomez. (2016).
Cognates. 2016, from CETis 160
Website: 160cetis5e-estrella.blogspot.com
Font: http://www.realfastspanish.com/vocabulary/spanish-cognates
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