ancestor

an·ces·tor  (nsstr)

n.

1. A person from whom one is descended, especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.

2. A forerunner or predecessor.

3. Law The person from whom an estate has been inherited.

4. Biology The actual or hypothetical organism or stock from which later kinds evolved.

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[Middle English auncestre, from Old French, from Latin antecessor, predecessor, from antecessus, past participle of antecdere, to precede : ante-, ante- + cdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: ancestor, forebear, forefather, progenitor
These nouns denote a person from whom one is descended: ancestors who were farmers; land once owned by his forebears; laws handed down from our forefathers; our progenitors' wisdom.

Antonym: descendant

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ancestor [ˈænsɛstə]

n

1. (often plural) a person from whom another is directly descended, esp someone more distant than a grandparent; forefather

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) an early type of animal or plant from which a later, usually dissimilar, type has evolved

3. a person or thing regarded as a forerunner of a later person or thing the ancestor of the modern camera

[from Old French ancestre, from Late Latin antecēssor one who goes before, from Latin antecēdere; see antecede]

ancestress  fem n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ancestor - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root ancestress - a woman ancestor forbear, forebear - a person from whom you are descended forefather, sire, father - the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" foremother - a woman ancestor primogenitor, progenitor - an ancestor in the direct line relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" descendant, descendent - a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

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ancestor

noun

1. forefather, predecessor, precursor, forerunner, forebear, antecedent, progenitor He could trace his ancestors back seven hundred years.
forefather successor, offspring, descendant, progeny, inheritor

2. forerunner, predecessor, prototype, precursor The immediate ancestor of rock 'n' roll is rhythm and blues.

Translations

ancestor [ˈænsɪstəʳ] N

1. (= person) → antepasado/a m/f

2. (fig) [of machine, idea, organization] → antecesor(a) m/f, predecesor(a) m/f

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ancestor [ˈænsɛstə^r] n

(lit) → ancêtre mf, aïeul m

(fig) (= antecedent) → ancêtre mf

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ancestor

n → Vorfahr m, → Ahne m; (= progenitor) → Stammvater m; ancestor worship → Ahnenkult m

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ancestor [ˈænsɪstəʳ] n → antenato/a, avo/a

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ancestor

n ancestor [ˈӕnsistə, (American ) -ses-]

a person who was a member of one's family a long time ago and from whom one is descended. voorouer سَلَف، جَد أعْلى прародител předek forfader; ane der/die Vorfahr(in) πρόγονος antepasado; antepasada esivanem جد esi-isä ancêtre אָב קָדמוֹן पूर्वज predak ős leluhur forfaðir antenato, avo 祖先 조상 protėvis sencis; priekštecis nenek moyang voorouder stamfar/-mor, forfedre/-mødre przodek antepassado strămoş предок predok prednik predak förfader บรรพบุรุษ ata, soy, cet 祖先 предок, прабатько آباؤ اجداد tổ tiên 祖先

adj anˈcestral [-ˈses-]

voorouerlik خاص بِالسَّلَف أو الأجْداد прародителски po předcích slægts- Ahnen-... προγονικός ancestral esivanemailt päritud آبا و اجدادی؛ موروثی perintö- ancestral שֶׁל אָבוֹת קְדוּמִים पैतृक, बपौती predački ősi dari leluhur for-/ættfeðra- ancestrale, atavico 祖先の 조상의 protėvių senču-; priekšteču- nenek moyang voorouderlijk mors-, fars- rodowy ancestral ancestral наследственный po predkoch ki pripada prednikom, prastar predački som tillhört förfäderna, fäderneärvd ที่สืบต่อมาจากบรรพบุรุษ atalara ait 祖先的 спадковий, родовий آبائی ، موروثی thuộc tổ tiên 祖先的

n ancestry

a line of ancestors coming down to one's parents He is of noble ancestry. voorgeslagte سِلْسِلَة السَّلَف وَالأجْداد произходи původ, rod slægt die Abstammung καταγωγή ascendencia, linaje, estirpe sünnipära اصل و نسب؛ تبار sukuperä ascendance יִיחוּס, מוֹצָא वंश porijeklo származás keturunan forfeður, ætterni ascendenza, lignaggio 家系 가계 kilmė senči; priekšteči; izcelšanās nenek moyang afkomst slekt, ætt, formødre/-fedre, aner ród, pochodzenie linhagem origine происхождение pôvod izvor poreklo börd วงศ์ตระกูล ecdat, atalar 世系 предки; рід شجرہِ نسب ، حسب نسب dòng dõi 世系

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ancestor → سَلف předek forfader Vorfahre πρόγονος antepasado esi-isä ancêtre predak antenato 先祖 조상 voorouder stamfar przodek antepassado предок förfader บรรพบุรุษ ata tổ tiên 祖先