An ancestor is a person who you are descended from such as a grandparent or great-grandparent. For example: one of my ancestors is Davy Crockett!
"I have an ancestor who worked on a grain barge in Russia."
My great great grandpa told me about my ancestors.
My favorite ancestor came to my graduation ceremony!
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Citizen! That's my ancestor you insult! A paternal ancestor of mine was a citizen of Rome!
My ancestors came from _________ (fill in blank with heritage).
Example sentence - I discovered my ancestor was from England.
His ancestor was a secessionist in the Civil War.
His ancestor lived one hundred years ago, and was alive when the Titanic sank.
"Ancestor" is the English word for those from whom you are descended. You use that word because that is what the word is. In many ways words are arbitrary sounds that are agreed to have a particular meaning.The English word ancestor comes from the Old French word ancestre. This in turn comes from the Latin word antecessor. They all derive from from the Latin verb antecedere, meaning to precede or go before, which is what an ancestor did.So your ancestor's ancestor is also your ancestor. We do not need or have a separate word for that in English.
I am YOUR ANCESTOR!!