kuġin

Maltese

/kʊˈd͡ʒiːn/

noun

Definitions

male cousin

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian cucinu borrowed from Italian cugino (cousin) derived from Old French cosin derived from Latin consobrinus.

Origin

Latin

consobrinus

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

consobrinus Latin
cōnsōbrīnus Latin
sobrīnus Latin
biscugino Italian
cuginanza Italian
cugino Italian
cousin French
cossyn Middle English
cosyn Middle English
cosin Old French
cousin Norman
couôsîn Norman
couôthîn Norman
cousin Middle French
cucinu Sicilian
cuxin Venetian