cognation

sukulaisuus

äidinpuoleinen polveutuminen a cognate relationship
1662, w:Henry More|Henry More, s:An Antidote Against Atheism|An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 54:

"... these stones, I say, gratifie our sight, as having a nearer cognation with the Soul of Man, that is Rational and Intellectual, and therefore is well pleased when it meets with any outward Object that fits and agrees with those congenite Ideas her own nature is furnished with."