ancestor

noun

an·ces·tor ˈan-ˌse-stər

also -sə-

: one from whom a person is descended and who is usually more remote in the line of descent than a grandparent

Her ancestors came to America in the 1880s.

: forefather sense 2

: forerunner, prototype

an exhibit of the ancestors of the modern computer

: a progenitor (see progenitor sense 1b) of a more recent or existing species or group

the ancestor of the modern horse

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My ancestors came to America during the 1800s. Her ancestors were great sea captains. an ancient animal that was the ancestor of the modern horse The museum included an exhibit showing ancestors of the modern computer. several languages that are derived from a common ancestor Latin is the ancestor of Italian and French. See More

Recent Examples on the Web These similarities indicate that these areas of the brain may be evolutionarily conserved, or stayed comparable over the course of evolution, and that the neocortex of mammals may have an ancestor cell type in the telencephalon of amphibians.

Ashley Maynard, The Conversation, 1 Sep. 2022 One theory is that the symbiotic nitrogen relationship started out long ago as a bacterial infection, and those ancestor plants derived a benefit that was carried through to future generations.

Matt Simon, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2022 Jenna Coleman plays occult detective Johanna Constantine, as well as the character's 18th century ancestor.

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2022 Where early medieval legends sought to cast Celtic-speaking Britons favorably, the Tudor monarchs, who came to power in the late 15th century, claimed Arthur as a direct ancestor, deriving from him the right to rule the nation.

Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Cregan is the son of Rickon Stark and another ancestor of Ned Stark.

Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2022 The Blackhawks have the same name as a local casino and clinic — named after tribal ancestor Black Hawk.

Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2022 Previous research suggested that L. robustus evolved from a smaller Asian ancestor species and was too large and heavy to fly.

David Bressan, Forbes, 15 July 2022 The fossil, unearthed in Yunnan Province in southwest China, belonged to a panda ancestor known as Ailurarctos.

Katie Hunt, CNN, 30 June 2022 See More

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