Where does “ancestral” come from?
ancestral (Romanian) comes from French ancestral, from Old French ancestrel, from Old French ancestre, 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.
ancestral (Romanian): ancestral
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ancestral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ancestral | ancestral |
| 2 | Old French | ancestrel | ancestral |
| 3 | Old French | ancestre | nominative singular of 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 | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |