different between ancestral vs atavic
ancestral
English
Alternative forms
- ancestrall (obsolete)
- auncestral (obsolete)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman ancestrel, from ancestre (“ancestor”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /æn?s?s.t??.?l/, /æn?s?s.t??l/
Adjective
ancestral (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
Derived terms
- ancestrally
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “ancestral”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- Lancaster, renal cast
French
Etymology
From the Old French adjective ancestrel, from the noun ancestre (“ancestor”), from Late Latin antecessor, an agent noun from the past participle stem of Latin antecedere (“to proceed”), from the prefix ante- with the infinitive cedere (“to go”), the former from Proto-Italic *kesd-o- (“to avoid or to go away”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to yield or to go”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.s?s.t?al/
Adjective
ancestral (feminine singular ancestrale, masculine plural ancestraux, feminine plural ancestrales)
- ancestral
Further reading
- “ancestral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
Etymology
From the Old French adjective ancestrel, from the noun ancestre (“ancestor”), from Late Latin antecessor (“predecessor”), an agent noun from the past participle stem of Latin antecedere (“to proceed”), from the prefix ante- with the infinitive cedere (“to go”), the former from Proto-Italic *kesd-o- (“to avoid or to go away”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to yield or to go”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /???.ses.?traw/
- (Carioca) IPA(key): /???.se?.?traw/
Adjective
ancestral m or f (plural ancestrais, comparable)
- ancestral (relating to ancestors)
- archaic (extremely old)
- Synonyms: arcaico, antigo
Noun
ancestral m, f (plural ancestrais)
- ancestor; forefather (someone from whom a person is descended)
- Synonyms: progenitor, antepassado, ascendente, avoengo
Romanian
Etymology
From French ancestral
Adjective
ancestral m or n (feminine singular ancestral?, masculine plural ancestrali, feminine and neuter plural ancestrale)
- ancestral
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From the Old French ancestrel, from the noun ancestre (“ancestor”), from Late Latin predecessor, an agent noun from the past participle stem of Latin antecedere (“to proceed”), from the prefix ante- with the infinitive cedere (“to go”), the latter from Proto-Italic *kesd-o- (“to avoid or to go away”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to yield or to go”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /an?es?t?al/, [ãn?.?es?t??al]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /anses?t?al/, [ãn.ses?t??al]
Adjective
ancestral (plural ancestrales)
- ancestral
Derived terms
- ancestralidad
- ancestralmente
Related terms
- ancestro
Further reading
- “ancestral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
ancestral From the web:
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atavic
English
Adjective
atavic (comparative more atavic, superlative most atavic)
- ancestral, atavistic
Romanian
Etymology
From French atavique
Adjective
atavic m or n (feminine singular atavic?, masculine plural atavici, feminine and neuter plural atavice)
- atavistic
Declension
atavic From the web:
- what atavic mean
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