ancestral

== English == === Alternative forms === ancestrall (obsolete) auncestral (obsolete) === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman ancestrel, from ancestre (“ancestor”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ænˈsɛs.təɹ.əl/, /ænˈsɛs.tɹəl/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈansɛsʈrəl/ === Adjective === ancestral (not comparable) Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === ancestral (plural ancestrals) An ancestor or forbear. (India, law) A descendant of one's ancestors. An elderly relative. (biology) A genetic precursor. A forerunner; One who was involved in an earlier version of something. An earlier version of something. The spirit of one's ancestor. One who follows, honors, or is attracted to an ancestral tradition. (logic) A relationship in which something is a precursor. ==== References ==== Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “ancestral”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === Lancaster, renal cast == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ən.səsˈtɾal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [an.sesˈtɾal] === Adjective === ancestral m or f (masculine and feminine plural ancestrals) ancestral Synonym: avial ==== Related terms ==== ancestre === Further reading === “ancestral”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “ancestral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “ancestral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “ancestral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French ancestrel, from 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 latter from Proto-Italic *kezdō (“to avoid or to go away”), from Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to yield or to go”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.sɛs.tʁal/ === Adjective === ancestral (feminine ancestrale, masculine plural ancestraux, feminine plural ancestrales) ancestral === Further reading === “ancestral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == 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 *kezdō (“to avoid or to go away”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to yield or to go”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: an‧ces‧tral === Adjective === ancestral m or f (plural ancestrais) ancestral (relating to ancestors) archaic (extremely old) Synonyms: arcaico, antigo ==== Derived terms ==== ancestralmente === Noun === ancestral m or f by sense (plural ancestrais) ancestor; forefather (someone from whom a person is descended) Synonyms: progenitor, antepassado, ascendente, avoengo === Further reading === “ancestral”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ancestral”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ancestral. === Adjective === ancestral m or n (feminine singular ancestrală, masculine plural ancestrali, feminine/neuter plural ancestrale) ancestral ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From the Old French 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 latter from Proto-Italic *kezdō (“to avoid or to go away”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to yield or to go”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /anθesˈtɾal/ [ãn̟.θesˈt̪ɾal] (Spain) IPA(key): /ansesˈtɾal/ [ãn.sesˈt̪ɾal] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: an‧ces‧tral === Adjective === ancestral m or f (masculine and feminine plural ancestrales) ancestral ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “ancestral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025