Where does “ancestorial” come from?
ancestorial (English) comes from English ancestor, from Middle English auncestre, from Old French ancessor, from Latin antecessor, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
ancestorial (English): Ancestral
Ancestry of “ancestorial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ancestor | One from whom a person is descended, whether on... |
| 2 | Middle English | auncestre | — |
| 3 | Old French | ancessor | ancestor |
| 4 | Latin | antecessor | predecessor; vanguard, scout |
| 5 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “ancestorial”