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Etymology of agnate

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin agnātuslbo

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family. · allied; akin · Having a similar semantic meaning.

noun

A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family. · Any paternal male relative. · A statement having a similar meaning to another, but a different structure.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin agnātuslbor. English agnate Learned borrowing from Latin agnātus (“paternal kinsman”).

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