Etymology

For information about state standards met in English Roots class see [[file:CA State Standards]]

 * Question:** What does **derivative** mean?


 * Answer:** A **derivative** is a word that has come down to us from a root word. It is literally dipped from the source, the RIVUS, or //river//, of the root word.

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 * Question:** So then, what is a **cognate**?


 * Answer:** Two **cognates** are like cousins. They are words in different languages that "descend" from the same root word "grandparent". For example, the Latin root MATER is the source of cognates //madre//, in Spanish, and //mother//, in English.

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