Cousinship
/ˈkʌz.ən.ʃɪp/noun
The state or relationship of being cousins.
Did you know?The core of *cousin* comes from Latin *consobrinus*, originally meaning a mother’s sister’s child, showing how finely Roman kinship language mapped family relationships.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*swésōr
“sister”
Latin
Latin
consobrinus
“a cousin, especially a maternal cousin”
Old French
Old French
cosin
“cousin; kinsman”
Middle English
English
cousin
“a relative, especially a cousin”
Modern English
English
cousinship
“the state or condition of being cousins”