Ancestral

Part of Speech

adjective

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 gefüllt mit Gegenständen der Vorfahren. , 🇪🇸 lleno de objetos ancestrales , 🇮🇹 pieno di oggetti ancestrali , 🇵🇹 cheio de objetos ancestrais , 🇨🇳 指有关先祖的 , 🇯🇵 先祖の遺物で満たされた。 , 🇰🇷 조상 유물로 가득 차 있는 , 🇸🇦 مليء بالأشياء الأجدادية , 🇮🇳 वंशानुगत वस्तुओं से भरा हुआ

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Etymology

French “ancestral” comes directly from Old French *ancestral*, which was borrowed from Latin *ancestralis*, an adjective of *ancestrum* “ancestor.” *Ancestrum* itself is formed from Latin *ante* “before” + *cessus* “to go,” literally “that which goes before.” The word entered French in the fifteenth century, keeping its genealogical sense and later expanding to denote anything ancient or inherited.

Synonyms

ancien préhistorique archaïque patrimonial traditionnel héréditaire

Antonyms

moderne contemporain récent innovant révolutionnaire