ancestor

/ˈænsɛstər/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

plural
ancestors

Meaning

  1. antepasado

    • Her ancestors came from Italy.

      Sus antepasados vinieron de Italia.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

root

Close — English "roots" figuratively means ancestry.

Similar in other languages

German

Wurzel

Close, figuratively — an ancestor relates to a root.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa ancestor?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Her ___ came from Italy.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a ancestor?

noun

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