What is the term for words from different languages that look similar and mean the same thing?
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Cognates:In linguistics, cognates are words that have a common etymological/historical origin. Cognates may have similar, different or even opposite meanings, but in most cases there are some similar sounds or letters in the words, in some cases appearing to be dissimilar.
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