adjective

Standing in relation or connection.

(not comparable, in combination) Having a relationship with the thing named.

Being a relative of.

Narrated; told.

(not comparable, music) Synonym of relative.

(mathematics) Fulfilling a relation.

Roots

rere- · Latin · back fero-lat · Latin · carry, bear

Synonyms for related

affinaladj associatedv consanguineadj correlatedadj linkedadj enaten interrelatedadj cognateadj consanguineousadj agnaten akinadj connectedadj affiliatedadj kindredadj germaneadj

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Where does related come from?

The word related breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -lat, from Latin fero (“carry, bear”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.