Descendant: meaning, definitions and examples
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ
descendant
[ dษชหsษndษnt ]
family
A person who is descended from a particular ancestor; an offspring.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He is a descendant of a famous historical figure.
- The family tree showed all the descendants of the king.
biology
An organism that is descended from a particular ancestor.
Synonyms
offshoot, offspring, successor
Examples of usage
- The modern bird is a descendant of dinosaurs.
- The plant species has many descendants in the region.
genealogy
Descending from an ancestor.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She comes from a descendant line of royalty.
- The descendant families gathered for a reunion.
Translations
Translations of the word "descendant" in other languages:
๐ต๐น descendente
๐ฎ๐ณ เคตเคเคถเค
๐ฉ๐ช Nachkomme
๐ฎ๐ฉ keturunan
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝะฐัะฐะดะพะบ
๐ต๐ฑ potomek
๐ฏ๐ต ๅญๅญซ (shison)
๐ซ๐ท descendant
๐ช๐ธ descendiente
๐น๐ท torun
๐ฐ๐ท ํ์ (huso)
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุณู
๐จ๐ฟ potomek
๐ธ๐ฐ potomok
๐จ๐ณ ๅ่ฃ (hรฒuyรฌ)
๐ธ๐ฎ potomec
๐ฎ๐ธ afkomandi
๐ฐ๐ฟ าฑัะฟะฐา
๐ฌ๐ช แจแแแแแแแแแแ (sht'amomavali)
๐ฆ๐ฟ nษsil
๐ฒ๐ฝ descendiente
Word origin
The word 'descendant' originated from the Latin word 'descendere', which means 'to come down'. It entered the English language in the late 15th century. The concept of descendants has been significant in genealogy, history, and biology, tracing the lineage of individuals or species through generations.
See also: condescending, descend, descendants, descending.