ANCESTOR


Meaning of ANCESTOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈænsɪstə ]

n. (fem. ancestress) 1 any (esp. remote) person from whom one is descended. 2 an early type of animal or plant from which others have evolved. 3 an early prototype or forerunner (ancestor of the computer). [ME f. OF ancestre f. L antecessor -oris f. antecedere (as ANTE-, cedere cess- go)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.