You are descended from ancestors.
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.
An ascender is a portion of a lower-case letter which extends above the midline of a typeface.
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ancestor?qsrc=2888/ˈænsɛstər or, especially Brit., -səstər/ 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
An ancestor is a person from whom one is descended, while a descendant is a person who is descended from a particular ancestor. An ancestor is someone who comes before you in a family tree, while a descendant comes after you in a family tree.
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.
The opposite noun of heir is "ancestor." An heir stands to receive an inheritance, while an ancestor refers to a person from whom one is descended.
Abraham's grandson, Jacob, had 12 sons from whom are descended the 12 tribes of Israel.
That person would be one of your ancestors.
The correct spelling is "ancestor" - a family member from whom you are descended.
They believe that they were descended from the three Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as described at length in the Book of Genesis (ch.11 onwards).