English → Latin
“cousin” in Latin
cōnsobrīnusa first cousin, cousin-german; a maternal male cousin; the child of a mother's brother; a relationsobrīnussororal nephew; nephew; mother's sister's son, maternal parallel cousinpatruēlisof, belonging to or descending from one's father's brother; of, belonging to or descending from one's father's sisteramitīnusDescended from a father's sister.propinquusnear, nearby, neighboring; near, at hand, not far off; resembling, similar, like, alikecognātusrelated by blood, kindred; brother or sister; sibling; related, connected, like, similar
The English word cousin itself goes back to Latin sobrīnus, through cōnsobrīnus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cousin
consobrinus (first cousin): sobrinus (second cousin): patruelis (child of a father’s brother): amitinus (child of a father’s sister, or of a mother’s brother): propinquus: cognatus (general term for relation). SYN. in RELATION.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cousin?
- The usual Latin words for “cousin” are cōnsobrīnus, sobrīnus, patruēlis; also amitīnus, propinquus, cognātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.