English

Alternative forms

• ancestrall (obsolete)
• auncestral (obsolete)

Adjective

ancestral ‎(not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate.

Translations

Anagrams

• Lancaster

French

Etymology

From the Old French adjective ancestrel, from the noun ancestre ‎(“ancestor”), from Late Latin antecessor, an agent noun from the past participle stem of Latin antecedere ‎(“to proceed”), from the prefix ante- with the infinitive cedere ‎(“to go”), the former from Proto-Italic *kesd-o- ‎(“to avoid or to go away”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ked- ‎(“to yield or to go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.sɛs.tʁal/

Adjective

ancestral m ‎(feminine singular ancestrale, masculine plural ancestraux, feminine plural ancestrales)

1. ancestral

References

• “ancestral” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Portuguese

Etymology

From the Old French adjective ancestrel, from the noun ancestre ‎(“ancestor”), from Late Latin antecessor ‎(“predecessor”), an agent noun from the past participle stem of Latin antecedere ‎(“to proceed”), from the prefix ante- with the infinitive cedere ‎(“to go”), the former from Proto-Italic *kesd-o- ‎(“to avoid or to go away”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ked- ‎(“to yield or to go”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.ses.ˈtraw/
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.seʃ.ˈtraw/

Adjective

ancestral m, f ‎(plural ancestrais, comparable)

1. ancestral (relating to ancestors)
2. archaic (extremely old)

Synonyms

• (extremely old): arcaico, antigo

Noun

ancestral m f (plural ancestrais)

1. ancestor; forefather (someone from whom a person is descended)

Synonyms

• progenitor, antepassado, ascendente, avoengo

References

• “ancestral” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Spanish

Etymology

From the Old French adjective ancestrel, from the noun ancestre ‎(“ancestor”), from Late Latin predecessor, an agent noun from the past participle stem of Latin antecedere ‎(“to proceed”), from the prefix ante- with the infinitive cedere ‎(“to go”), the latter from Proto-Italic *kesd-o- ‎(“to avoid or to go away”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ked- ‎(“to yield or to go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.θes.ˈtral/

Adjective

ancestral m, f ‎(plural ancestrales)

1. ancestral

References

• “ancestral” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).