同源 (tóng yuán) — from the same source; homologous; cognate

Definition

Examples

• 生物学中，同源器官指来源相同的结构。
  Shēng wù xué zhōng, tóng yuán qì guān zhǐ lái yuán xiāng tóng de jié gòu.
  In biology, homologous organs refer to structures with the same origin.
• 英语和德语是同源语言，都来自日耳曼语系。
  Yīng yǔ hé dé yǔ shì tóng yuán yǔ yán, dōu lái zì rì ěr màn yǔ xì.
  English and German are cognate languages, both from the Germanic family.
• 这两种文化有同源的起源，但后来发展不同。
  Zhè liǎng zhǒng wén huà yǒu tóng yuán de qǐ yuán, dàn hòu lái fā zhǎn bù tóng.
  These two cultures have the same origin, but later developed differently.

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