ancestors
/ˈænsestəz/
EN
Quick answers
What does ancestors mean?
ancestors means: People from earlier generations in your family line who lived before your grandparents and parents.
How do you pronounce ancestors?
ancestors: /ˈænsestəz/
How is ancestors used in a sentence?
Many people travel to their home country to visit the graves of their ancestors.
People from earlier generations in your family line who lived before your grandparents and parents.
Many people travel to their home country to visit the graves of their ancestors.
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Old French 'ancestre', which derives from Latin 'antecessor' meaning 'one who goes before, predecessor'.