Etymology of the English word ancestor
the English word
ancestorderived from the Old French word
ancestrederived from the Late Latin word
antecessor (he that goes before, predecessor; scout)
derived from the Latin word
cessus (backward or yielding movement)
derived from the Latin word
cedere (go, pass; grant, concede, yield)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ked- (to yield)
derived from the Latin word
antecessus (payments in advance)
derived from the Latin word
antecedere (precede, go before, ahead)
derived from the Latin word
ante (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ant-derived from the Latin word
cedere (go, pass; grant, concede, yield)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ked- (to yield)
Date
The earliest known usage of ancestor in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
ancestressUsage
Word found in Modern English
