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[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My aunt’s kid is my cousin. My cousin’s kid and my kid are second cousins.

It’s essentially finding the most recent common ancestor. My cousins and I share grandparents. Second cousins share great-grandparents, and so on.

“Once removed” and such refers to generational differences. So, my first cousin’s kid is my first cousin once removed, and my kid’s second cousin.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

Gotcha. I was thinking across the tree, not down it. Thank you