"Father (English), padre (Italian), pere (French), pater (Latin) and pitar (Sanskrit) are cognates" - From related article http://www.washingtonpost.com/nationa

"Father (English), padre (Italian), pere (French), pater (Latin) and pitar (Sanskrit) are cognates" - From related article http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/linguists-identify-15000-year-old-ultraconserved-words/2013/05/06/a02e3a14-b427-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/lingui...