字源 — meaning in English
zì yuán
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English meaning
- ancestor noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
Senses
字源 is used for these senses in English:
- ancestor (linguistics) A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
ancestor — full definition
- noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
- noun An earlier version or form of something that later developed into its modern form.