Question about cognates
Which of the following is a cognate? 1) triste 2) camina 3) octubre 4) enojado
2 Answers
It might help if you have clearly in mind what cognate means. The answer should then be obvious 
cognate
?k?gne?t/
adjective
1. LINGUISTICS (of a word) having the same linguistic derivation as another (e.g. English father, German Vater, Latin pater ).
"the term is obviously cognate with the Malay segan"
2. formal related; connected.
"cognate subjects such as physics and chemistry"
synonyms: associated, related, connected, allied, interconnected, linked, coupled, correlated;
More antonyms: unconnected, dissimilar related to or descended from a common ancestor. synonyms: related, kindred, akin, with a common ancestor More antonyms: unrelated noun noun: cognate; plural noun: cognates
1. LINGUISTICS a cognate word.
2. LAW a blood relative, especially on the mother's side. Origin
early 17th century: from Latin cognatus, from co- ‘together with’ + natus ‘born’.
