Descendant

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Ein maskulines Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die aus derselben Familie oder von demselben Vorfahren stammt. , 🇪🇸 Un sustantivo masculino que designa a una persona que proviene de la misma familia o del mismo antepasado. , 🇮🇹 un nome maschile che indica una persona originaria della stessa famiglia o dello stesso antenato. , 🇵🇹 um nome masculino que designa uma pessoa originada da mesma família ou do mesmo ancestral. , 🇨🇳 男名词，指同一家庭或同一祖先的后代。 , 🇯🇵 同じ家系や同じ先祖から生まれた人を表す男性名詞。 , 🇰🇷 같은 가족 또는 같은 조상으로부터 유래한 사람. , 🇸🇦 اسم مذكر يُشير إلى شخص ينحدر من نفس العائلة أو نفس السلف. , 🇮🇳 एक पुल्लिंग संज्ञा, जिसका अर्थ है उसी परिवार या उसी पूर्वज से उत्पन्न व्यक्ति.

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Etymology

The French noun **descendant** comes from Old French *descendent*, the present participle of *descendre* “to descend”. *Descendre* in turn derives from Latin *descendere* “to go down”, a compound of *de-* “from, down” and *scandere* “to climb”. The term entered Middle French to denote a person who descends from a particular ancestor and has retained the same spelling and sense in Modern French.

Synonyms

héritier successeur prochain fils postérité prochain de lignée

Antonyms

ascendant ancêtre progeniteur prédécesseur précurseur