Talk:cognate
Latest comment: 8 years ago by Angr in topic Does the verb "to cognate" exist?
Does the verb "to cognate" exist?[edit]
The section w:Cognate #False cognates contains the text:
Latin habere, on the other hand, is from PIE *gʰabʰ, 'to give, to receive', and hence cognate with English give and German geben.
- If I understand this grammar, then the underlined instance of the word is a verb. In this case, why Wiktionary does not mention it? Incnis Mrsi (talk) 17:43, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
- No, it's in adjective. "Latin habere is [...] cognate with English give...". —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 14:37, 11 January 2016 (UTC)