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Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English ancestor, French ancêtre, Italian ancestrale, Spanish ancestro. Decision no. 544, Progreso IV, 1405, Progreso VII.
Pronunciation
Noun
ancestro (plural ancestri)
- ancestor
Usage notes
Unlike in English, ancestro includes parents.
Derived terms
References
- Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 601
- Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 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
- IPA(key): (Spain) /anˈθestɾo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /anˈsestɾo/
- Rhymes: -estɾo
- Syllabification: an‧ces‧tro
Noun
ancestro m (plural ancestros, feminine ancestra, feminine plural ancestras)
- ancestor, forefather
- Synonyms: antepasado, antecesor
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