I. adjective
also de·scen·dent di-ˈsen-dənt
Etymology: Middle English dessendaunte, from Anglo-French descendant, from Latin descendent-, descendens, present participle of descendere
Date: circa 1555
1. : moving or directed downward
2. : proceeding from an ancestor or source
II. noun
also descendent
Etymology: French & Latin; French descendant, from Late Latin descendent-, descendens, from Latin
Date: 1600
1. : one descended from another or from a common stock
2. : one deriving directly from a precursor or prototype