Defenition of the word false cognate

• Defenition of the word false cognate

  • A word in one language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in another language.
  • A word that is similar in form or meaning to another word but has different roots.

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• • What is fairly good
  • The definition of fairlead
  • The interpretation of the word fair-skinned
  • What is meant by fair use
  • The lexical meaning fair game
  • The dictionary meaning of the word failsafe
  • The grammatical meaning of the word failproof
  • Meaning of the word failed state
  • Literal and figurative meaning of the word fag out
  • The origin of the word false friend
  • Synonym for the word false gharial
  • Antonyms for the word false pregnancy
  • Homonyms for the word false rib
  • Hyponyms for the word family law
  • Holonyms for the word family planning
  • Hypernyms for the word famish
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word fan fiction
  • Translation of the word in other languages fan out