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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

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