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* see [[Indo-European word origins]]
* see [[Indo-European word origins]]


=== Cognates ===
== Cognates ==
* "cognate" means "related" or "connected"
* "cognate" means "related" or "connected"
* as an adjective, "cognate" indicates that a word is related to or shifted from another word
* as an adjective, "cognate" indicates that a word is related to or shifted from another word
** as in, "The English word, 'Father, is cognate with the Latin word, 'Pater'"
** as in, "The English word 'Father' is cognate with the Latin word 'Pater'"
* as a noun cognate means something related, in this case, a word related to another word
** as in, "The English word 'Father is a cognate to the Latin word 'Pater'"


=== "P" to "F" sound ===
=== "P" to "F" sound ===