👉 In linguistics, coevality refers to the relationship between two or more words that have a common origin and are used interchangeably. This concept can be applied to both nouns and verbs, as well as other types of terms in the English language. For example, "the cat" is a coeval word because it has a common origin (a cat) and is used interchangeably (to refer to a cat). Similarly, "cat" is also a coeval word because it shares a
