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enate

[ ee-neyt ]

noun

  1. a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.

adjective

  1. Also e·nat·ic [] related on one's mother's side.

enate

/ ˈiːneɪt /

adjective

  1. biology growing out or outwards
  2. related on the side of the mother

noun

  1. a relative on the mother's side

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Word History and Origins

Origin of enate1

< Latin ēnātus, past participle of ēnāscī to issue forth, be born

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Word History and Origins

Origin of enate1

C17: from Latin ēnātus, from ēnāscī to be born from, from nāscī to be born

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