ancestral

English

Alternative forms

• ancestrall (obsolete)
• auncestral (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (UK):

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Adjective

ancestral (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

   an ancestral estate

   one's ancestral home

Derived terms

• ancestral chart
• ancestral hall
• ancestrally
• ancestral name
• ancestral shrine
• ancestral temple

 

Translations

pertaining to ancestors

• Catalan: ancestral (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 祖先的 (zh) (zǔxiān de), 祖傳的／祖传的 (zh), 祖传的 (zh) (zǔchuán de)

• Finnish: perintö-, esi-isiltä peritty
• French: ancestral (fr)
• Friulian: ancestrâl
• Galician: ancestral
• German: Ahnen- (de), Vorfahren-, der Vorfahren (postpositioned), angestammt (de), altüberliefert
• Ido: ancestrala (io)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: ancestrale (it) m or f, atavico (it), primordiale (it), avito (it)
• Japanese: 先祖の (ja) (そせんの, sosen no)
• Latin: paternus, maternus
• Manx: dooghyssagh
• Polish: ancestralny (pl), antenacki (rare, literary)
• Portuguese: ancestral (pt)
• Romanian: ancestral (ro)
• Russian: пото́мственный (ru) (potómstvennyj)
• Spanish: ancestral (es)
• Telugu: పిత్రార్జితము (te) (pitrārjitamu)
• Venetian: ancestrałe m, atàvego m, primordiałe m

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “ancestral”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Lancaster, renal cast

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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 *kesdō (“to avoid or to go away”), from Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to yield or to go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.sɛs.tʁal/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

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

1. ancestral
   • 1983, Les Maîtres de l'Univers

     Par le pouvoir du crâne ancestral ! Je détiens la force toute-puissante !

     By the power of Grayskull! I have the power!

   • 1985, She-Ra, la princesse du pouvoir

     Pour l’honneur du crâne ancestral ! Je suis She-Ra !

     For the honor of Grayskull! I am She-Ra!

Further reading

• “ancestral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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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): /ɐ̃.sesˈtɾaw/ [ɐ̃.sesˈtɾaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.sesˈtɾaw/ [ɐ̃.sesˈtɾaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.seʃˈtɾaw/ [ɐ̃.seʃˈtɾaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.sɨʃˈtɾal/ [ɐ̃.sɨʃˈtɾaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.sɨʃˈtɾal/ [ɐ̃.sɨʃˈtɾaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.sɨʃˈtɾa.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: an‧ces‧tral

Adjective

ancestral m or f (plural ancestrais)

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

   Synonyms: arcaico, antigo

Derived terms

• ancestralmente

Noun

ancestral m or f by sense (plural ancestrais)

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

   Synonyms: progenitor, antepassado, ascendente, avoengo

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Romanian

Etymology

From French ancestral.

Adjective

ancestral m or n (feminine singular ancestrală, masculine plural ancestrali, feminine and neuter plural ancestrale)

1. ancestral

Declension

Declension of ancestral

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	ancestral		ancestrală	ancestrali	ancestrale
	definite	ancestralul		ancestrala	ancestralii	ancestralele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	ancestral		ancestrale	ancestrali	ancestrale
	definite	ancestralului		ancestralei	ancestralilor	ancestralelor

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Spanish

Etymology

From the Old French 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): (Spain) /anθesˈtɾal/ [ãn̟.θesˈt̪ɾal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ansesˈtɾal/ [ãn.sesˈt̪ɾal]

Adjective

ancestral m or f (masculine and feminine plural ancestrales)

1. ancestral

Derived terms

• ancestralidad
• ancestralmente

Related terms

• ancestro

Further reading

• “ancestral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014