ancestro

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English ancestor, French ancêtre, Italian ancestrale, Spanish ancestro. Decision no. 544, Progreso IV, 1405, Progreso VII.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /anˈt͡sestro/

Noun

ancestro (plural ancestri)

  1. ancestor

Usage notes

Unlike in English, ancestro includes parents.

Derived terms
  • ancestrala (“ancestral”)
  • ancestraro (“ancestors”)
  • ancestri (“ancestors”)
  • ancestrino (“ancestress”)
  • ancestrulo (“a male ancestor”)

References
  • Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 601
  • Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, pages 72, 501
  • Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 385

Spanish

Etymology

From Old French ancestre (compare Modern French ancêtre), from Latin antecessor. Doublet of antecesor.

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /anˈθestɾo/, [ãn̟ˈθest̪ɾo]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /anˈsestɾo/, [ãnˈsest̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -estɾo

Noun

ancestro m (plural ancestros)

  1. ancestor, forefather
    Synonyms: antepasado, antecesor

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