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Cousins, going backward when the cousins are two generation removed

Who is it? Relationship to you Common Ancestors
sibling of your grandparent grandaunt or granduncle your great grandparents
first cousin of your grandparent first cousin twice removed your great great grandparents
second cousin of your grandparent second cousin twice removed your great great great grandparents
third cousin of your grandparent third cousin twice removed your great great great great grandparents
n-th cousin of your grandparent for n>3 n-th cousin twice removed your (n+1) times great grandparents

Note that we could speak of zeroth cousins instead of siblings.  A sibling relationship is exactly the same kind of relationship as is a cousin relationship.  It's just that siblings are one generation closer than are first cousins.  Similarly, an aunt or an  uncle is a zeroth cousin once removed.

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