ancestor

A noun referring to a person, typically from several generations earlier, from whom one is descended.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, обычно из нескольких поколений ранее, от которого произошли потомки.esSustantivo que designa a una persona, generalmente de generaciones anteriores, de la que descienden otras personas; también puede referirse a un antepasado lejano o a un predecesor en una línea familiar.frPersonne, généralement de plusieurs générations antérieures, dont descend une lignée ou une famille.deSubstantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, von der jemand abstammt, meist aus früheren Generationen; auch ein Vorfahre oder Ahn in einer Abstammungslinie.ptSubstantivo que designa pessoa de quem alguém ou um grupo descende, geralmente de gerações anteriores, como avós ou antepassados mais distantes. Também pode indicar o membro mais antigo de uma família ou linhagem.zh名词，指家族中较早世代的人，某个后代或群体由之繁衍而来；也泛指某事物的前身或先驱。arاسم يدل على الشخص الذي ينحدر منه الفرد أو الجماعة، عادة من أجيال سابقة، ويشمل الأصل المباشر أو السلف البعيد.

1. Person from whom one is descended A2 formal

   A person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.

   • My ancestors came from Ireland.
   • She researched her ancestors in the family tree.
   • The museum displays artifacts from ancient ancestors.

   ruПредокesAntepasado, ancestrofrancêtre (ascendant)deVorfahreptAntepassadozh祖先arالسَلَف

   Синонимы: antecedentforebearforefatherpredecessorprogenitor

   Антонимы: descendant

2. Early form of something B2 formal scientific

   An early type of plant or animal from which a later, usually dissimilar, type has evolved.

   • The dinosaur is considered an ancestor of modern birds.
   • This plant is an ancestor of the modern tomato.
   • Fossils reveal ancestors of today's mammals.

   ruПредокesAntepasado evolutivofrForme ancestraledeVorfahreptAncestralzh祖先arسَلَف

   Синонимы: antecedentforebearforerunnerprecursorprogenitorprototype

   Антонимы: descendant

• ancestors plural form
• ancestors' possessive plural form
• ancestor's possessive singular form