Greek and Latin are not "cousins" to English, more like great-grandfathers, given the large amount of borrowing from both. Second cousins or great grand uncles

Greek and Latin are not "cousins" to English, more like great-grandfathers, given the large amount of borrowing from both. Second cousins or great grand uncles would be the proper analogy. They share a common ancestor is all. The borrowings are a later artifact following millennia of independent development.