ancestral

English

Alternative forms

• ancestrall (obsolete)
• auncestral (obsolete)

Etymology

Anglo-Norman ancestrel, from ancestre (“ancestor”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ænˈsɛs.təɹ.əl/, /ænˈsɛs.tɹəl/

Adjective

ancestral (not comparable)

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

Translations

pertaining to ancestors

• Catalan: ancestral (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 祖先的 (cmn), 祖传的 (cmn)

• Finnish: perintö-, esi-isiltä peritty
• French: ancestral (fr) m

• Ido: ancestrala (io)
• Italian: ancestrale (it) m and f
• Latin: paternus (la), maternus (la)
• Portuguese: ancestral (pt)
• Spanish: ancestral (es)

Anagrams

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French

Etymology

ancestre +‎ -al.

Adjective

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

1. ancestral

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Portuguese

Adjective

ancestral m and f (plural ancestrais; comparable)

1. ancestral

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Spanish

Etymology

Old French ancestrel, from ancestre (“ancestor”).

Adjective

ancestral m and f (plural ancestrales)

1. ancestral