akin

adj

Etymology: From a corruption of of kin, from Middle English of kyn (“related, of kin”), equivalent to a- + kin (1550s). Compare Old English cyn, cynn (“akin, proper, suitable”, adj.).

1. Of persons, of the same kin; related by blood.

   “[W]e are too near a kin to lye together, tho' vve may Lodge near one another; […]”

   “The faces changed, passing in rotation. Youthful faces, bearded faces, dark faces: faces serene, or faces moody, but all akin with the brotherhood of the sea.”

2. Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.

   “Is not then Fruition near akin to Love?”

   “She told me that she hoped my Face was not akin to my Tongue.”

name

1. A surname.

verb

Etymology: From a corruption of of kin, from Middle English of kyn (“related, of kin”), equivalent to a- + kin (1550s). Compare Old English cyn, cynn (“akin, proper, suitable”, adj.).

1. To relate or compare; to liken.

   “I like to akin the P-Diddy case to Gen-Z's version of the O.J. Simpson trial.”