ancestor
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any…One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
» I'm named after one of my ancestors.
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5 sensesOne from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
Vorfahr, Vorfahrin, Ahn
пре́докprédok, прароди́тельprarodítelʹ, пра́щурpráščur
пре́докprédok, пра́щурpráščur, пра́щуркаpráščurka
An earlier type; a progenitor.
This fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
Vorläufer, Vorgänger
предше́ственникpredšéstvennik, пре́докprédok
One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
(figuratively)One who had the same role or function in former times.
A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
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Origin
From Middle English ancestre, auncestre, ancessour; the first forms from Old French ancestFrom Middle English ancestre, auncestre, ancessour; the first forms from Old French ancestre (modern French ancêtre), from the Latin nominative antecessor (“one who goes before”); the last form from Old French ancessor, from Latin antecessōrem, accusative of antecessor, from antecēdō (“to go before”) + -tor (“-er”), from ante- (“before”) + cēdō (“to go”). See cede, and compare with antecessor.
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plural: ancestorsSynonyms
14 synonyms- someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent):ascendantascendentantecedentroot
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
17 related wordsSee also
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