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