cousin.
cousin (male)
Meaning & usage
cousin (male)
Mon cousin et son fils sont venus me voir.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ Proto-Indo-European *su-h₁ésh₂-ōr? Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *-sōr ? Proto-Indo-European *swésōr Proto-Italic *swezōr Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Proto-Italic *swezrīnos Latin sobrīnus Latin cōnsobrīnus Old French cosin Middle French cousin French cousin Inherited from Middle French cousin, from Old French cosin, from Latin cōnsobrīnus.
cranefly
mosquito
people who stick to others without mutual benefit: parasites, bloodsuckers
chasser les cousins
être mangé des cousins
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1551; perhaps inherited from Latin *culicīnus, from culex (“gnat, midge, mosquito”).
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