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

Noun

1. a person in former times from whom one is descended

2. a forerunner: the immediate ancestor of rock and roll is rhythm and blues [Latin antecedere to go before]

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 forefather, predecessor, precursor, forerunner, forebear, antecedent, progenitor, tupuna or tipuna N.Z. << OPPOSITE descendant

Translations

ancestor [ˈænsɪstəʳ] n → antepasado

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ancestor [ˈænsɪstəʳ] n → ancêtre m, aïeul m

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ancestor [ˈænsɪstəʳ] n → Vorfahr(in) m(f)

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ancestor [ˈænsɪstəʳ] n → antenato/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 esi-isiltä peritty 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 syntyperä ascendance יִיחוּס, מוֹצָא वंश porijeklo származás keturunan forfeður, ætterni ascendenza, lignaggio 家系 (집합적)조상 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