ancestral

Alternative forms

• ancestrall (obsolete)
• auncestral (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ancestral (not comparable)

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

   an ancestral estate

   one's ancestral home

Anagrams

• Lancaster, renal cast

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

1. ancestral

Further reading

• “ancestral” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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)

Noun

ancestral m, f (plural ancestrais)

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

References

• “ancestral” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

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

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /anθesˈtɾal/, [ãn̟θesˈt̪ɾal]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ansesˈtɾal/, [ãnsesˈt̪ɾal]

Adjective

ancestral (plural ancestrales)

1. ancestral

Further reading

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