ancestral

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

1. An ancestor or forbear.
2. A descendant of one's ancestors.
3. An elderly relative.
4. A genetic precursor.
5. A forerunner; One who was involved in an earlier version of something.
6. An earlier version of something.
7. The spirit of one's ancestor.
8. One who follows, honors, or is attracted to an ancestral tradition.
9. A relationship in which something is a precursor.

Synonyms

hereditary

paternal

patrimonial

transmissible

closely related

consanguineous

genetic

imported

indigenous

infectious

inherited

native

transmissibility

transmittable

transmitted

handed down

generation after generation

customary in a family

descended lineally

ancestorial

aboriginal

ancestrial

ancestry

ancient

congenital

consanguine

Translations

ancestral

ancestral

héréditaire

hereditario

ererbt

erblich

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ænˈsɛs.təɹ.əl/

Etymology

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