Ancestor | Mean of ancestor in English Dictionary

/ˈænˌsɛstɚ/

• Noun
• a person who was in someone's family in past times
1. My ancestors came to America during the 1800s.
2. Her ancestors were great sea captains.
• an animal in the past from which a modern animal developed
1. an ancient animal that was the ancestor of the modern horse
• something in the past from which something else has developed
1. The museum included an exhibit showing ancestors of the modern computer.
2. several languages that are derived from a common ancestor
3. Latin is the ancestor of Italian and French.