Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
KIN
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cynn; akin to Old High German chunni race, Latin genus birth, race, kind, Greek genos, Latin gignere to beget, Greek gignesthai to be born Date: before 12th century a group of persons of common ancestry ; clan ,
2. one's relatives ; kindred , kinsman , kinship ,
II. adjective
Date: 1597
kindred , related