English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

ancestor in Japanese

ancestor in Japanese

祖先
noun
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
先祖
noun
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
祖先
noun
An earlier type; a progenitor
語源
noun
(linguistics) A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
Add to Flashcards
Translations from freedict.org/WikDict, CC BY-SA · example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.