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Q: People from whom one is descended are called?
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Who is a person from whom one is descended?

You are descended from ancestors.


Person from whom your father or mother is descended?

An ancestor is a person from whom one's father or mother is descended. There are many ways to trace your heritage through your ancestry and the Internet has made that easier.


Of the domestic ducks what duck also called the barbary duck is the only one not descended from the mallard?

Muscovy


Who is Eber in The Bible?

Eber was the descendant of Shem from whom Abraham's people descended and from whom the name "HEBREW" is derived.Eber begat Peleg; Peleg, Reu; Reu, Serug; Serug, Nahor; Nahor, Terah... and Terah, Abram -- [Gen.11:16-27]."...there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the HEBREW [the descendant of EBER]..." (Gen.14:13).


People who live in Ireland are descended from?

People in Ireland are descended from a whole range of peoples, not one single group. People talk about all Irish people being descended from the Celts. The Celts are but one of many origins that Irish people have. The Celts were not the first people to come to Ireland, as many people believe. It is believed some people from Spain arrived first. Ireland has had people come from many other places too, like the Vikings. There are people living in Ireland now from countries from all over the world. So there is no single answer to your question.


What is the definition of 'ancestor'?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ancestor?qsrc=2888/&Euml;&circ;&Atilde;&brvbar;ns&Eacute;&rsaquo;st&Eacute;&trade;r or, especially Brit., -s&Eacute;&trade;st&Eacute;&trade;r/ 1. a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor. 2. Biology. the actual or hypothetical form or stock from which an organism has developed or descended. 3. an object, idea, style, or occurrence serving as a prototype, forerunner, or inspiration to a later one: The balloon is an ancestor of the modern dirigible. 4. a person who serves as an influence or model for another; one from whom mental, artistic, spiritual, etc., descent is claimed: a philosophical ancestor. 5. Law. a person from whom an heir derives an inheritance.---- Origin:1250-1300; ME ancestre < OF (with t developed between s and r) < L antecessor antecessor


The people with whom one usually associates?

peer group


What is the principle that states that all species have descended from a common ancestor?

yes, theses ancestors are called common decent


Where could one find the Nez Perce Tribe?

This tribe can be found in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. This region is also called the Columbia River Plateau. The people descended from the Old Cordilleran Culture.


Can anybody be descended from Sir Francis Drake?

Not directly, but people can be related to his immediate family, making him one's uncle or something.


Is ancetors a noun?

Yes, the word 'ancestors' is a noun, the plural form for the noun ancestor, a word for one from whom an individual, group, or species is descended; something from which something else has developed; a word for a person or a thing.


What is the opposite noun of heir?

The opposite noun of heir is &quot;ancestor.&quot; An heir stands to receive an inheritance, while an ancestor refers to a person from whom one is descended.