ancestor
The origin and history of ancestor.
Etymology
From Old French ancestre, from Latin antecessor, "one who goes before" — from ante ("before") + cedere ("to go").
The origin and history of ancestor.
From Old French ancestre, from Latin antecessor, "one who goes before" — from ante ("before") + cedere ("to go").
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