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9-letter words (1 found)

ANCESTRAL,

8-letter words (6 found)

ANALECTS,ASTERNAL,CANASTER,CATERANS,CENTRALS,LACERANT,

7-letter words (42 found)

ACATERS,ACETALS,ANESTRA,ANLACES,ANTLERS,ARSENAL,CANTALS,CANTARS,CANTERS,CANTLES,CARATES,CARNALS,CARNETS,CARTELS,CASTRAL,CATENAS,CATERAN,CENTALS,CENTRAL,CLARETS,CRESTAL,LACTASE,LACTEAN,LANCERS,LANCETS,NECTARS,RANCELS,RECANTS,RENTALS,SALTERN,SANTERA,SCALARE,SCANTER,SCANTLE,SCARLET,SEALANT,SLANTER,STERNAL,TANRECS,TARCELS,TARSEAL,TRANCES,

6-letter words (123 found)

ACATER,ACATES,ACETAL,ALANTS,ALATES,ALERTS,ALTARS,ALTERN,ALTERS,ANCLES,ANEARS,ANLACE,ANSATE,ANTARS,ANTLER,ANTRAL,ANTRES,ARCANE,ARECAS,ARENAS,ARTELS,ASCENT,ASLANT,ASTARE,ASTERN,ASTRAL,CAESAR,CALESA,CANALS,CANERS,CANTAL,CANTAR,CANTER,CANTLE,CARATE,CARATS,CARETS,CARLES,CARNAL,CARNET,CARTAS,CARTEL,CARTES,CASERN,CASTER,CASTLE,CATENA,CATERS,CENTAL,CENTAS,CENTRA,CLARET,CLARTS,CLEANS,CLEARS,CLEATS,CRAALS,CRANES,CRANTS,CRATES,CREANT,CRENAS,CRESTA,ECLATS,ENACTS,ESTRAL,LACERS,LACETS,LANATE,LANCER,LANCES,LANCET,LASCAR,LASTER,LATENS,LEARNS,LEARNT,NACRES,NECTAR,NERALS,RANCEL,RANCES,RANSEL,RASCAL,RATALS,RATANS,RATELS,REACTS,REATAS,RECALS,RECANT,RECAST,RECTAL,RELATA,RENTAL,SACRAL,SALTER,SANCTA,SANTAL,SCALAE,SCALAR,SCALER,SCLATE,SCLERA,SEARAT,SECANT,SLATER,STALER,STANCE,STELAR,STERNA,TACANS,TALARS,TALERS,TANREC,TARCEL,TARNAL,TARSAL,TARSEL,TERNAL,TRACES,TRANCE,TRANSE,

5-letter words (191 found)

ACERS,ACETA,ACNES,ACRES,ALANE,ALANS,ALANT,ALATE,ALECS,ALERT,ALTAR,ALTER,ANCES,ANCLE,ANEAR,ANLAS,ANSAE,ANTAE,ANTAR,ANTAS,ANTES,ANTRA,ANTRE,AREAL,AREAS,ARECA,ARENA,ARETS,ARLES,ARNAS,ARTAL,ARTEL,ASTER,ATLAS,CANAL,CANER,CANES,CANST,CANTS,CARAT,CARES,CARET,CARLE,CARLS,CARNS,CARSE,CARTA,CARTE,CARTS,CASTE,CATER,CATES,CELTS,CENTS,CERTS,CESTA,CLAES,CLANS,CLART,CLAST,CLATS,CLEAN,CLEAR,CLEAT,CRAAL,CRANE,CRANS,CRATE,CRENA,CREST,EARLS,EARNS,EARNT,EARST,ECLAT,ELANS,ENACT,ESCAR,ETNAS,LACER,LACES,LACET,LAERS,LANAS,LANCE,LANES,LANTS,LARES,LARNS,LARNT,LASER,LATEN,LATER,LEANS,LEANT,LEARN,LEARS,LEAST,LEATS,NACRE,NALAS,NARAS,NARCS,NARES,NASAL,NATAL,NATES,NEALS,NEARS,NEATS,NERAL,NERTS,RACES,RALES,RANAS,RANCE,RANTS,RASTA,RATAL,RATAN,RATAS,RATEL,RATES,REACT,REALS,REANS,REAST,REATA,RECAL,RECTA,RENAL,RENTS,RESAT,SACRA,SALAT,SALET,SANER,SARAN,SCALA,SCALE,SCANT,SCARE,SCART,SCEAT,SCENA,SCENT,SCRAE,SCRAN,SCRAT,SERAC,SERAL,SETAL,SLANE,SLANT,SLART,SLATE,SNARE,SNARL,STALE,STANE,STARE,STARN,STEAL,STEAN,STEAR,STELA,STERN,STRAE,TAALS,TACAN,TACES,TAELS,TALAR,TALAS,TALCS,TALEA,TALER,TALES,TANAS,TARAS,TARES,TARNS,TASAR,TASER,TEALS,TEARS,TERAS,TERNS,TESLA,TRACE,TRANS,

4-letter words (167 found)

AALS,ACER,ACES,ACNE,ACRE,ACTA,ACTS,AESC,ALAE,ALAN,ALAR,ALAS,ALEC,ALES,ALTS,ANAL,ANAS,ANCE,ANES,ANSA,ANTA,ANTE,ANTS,ARCS,AREA,ARES,ARET,ARLE,ARNA,ARSE,ARTS,ASAR,ASEA,ATES,CAAS,CALS,CANE,CANS,CANT,CARE,CARL,CARN,CARS,CART,CASA,CASE,CAST,CATE,CATS,CEAS,CELS,CELT,CENS,CENT,CERT,CLAN,CLAT,CRAN,EANS,EARL,EARN,EARS,EAST,EATS,ELAN,ELTS,ENTS,ERAS,ERNS,ERST,ETAS,ETNA,LACE,LACS,LAER,LANA,LANE,LANT,LARE,LARN,LARS,LASE,LAST,LATE,LATS,LEAN,LEAR,LEAS,LEAT,LENS,LENT,LEST,LETS,NAES,NALA,NARC,NARE,NATS,NEAL,NEAR,NEAT,NEST,NETS,RACA,RACE,RALE,RANA,RANT,RASE,RAST,RATA,RATE,RATS,REAL,REAN,RECS,RENS,RENT,REST,RETS,SALE,SALT,SANE,SANT,SATE,SCAN,SCAR,SCAT,SEAL,SEAN,SEAR,SEAT,SECT,SENA,SENT,SERA,SETA,SLAE,SLAT,SNAR,STAR,STEN,TAAL,TACE,TAEL,TAES,TALA,TALC,TALE,TANA,TANE,TANS,TARA,TARE,TARN,TARS,TASE,TEAL,TEAR,TEAS,TECS,TELA,TELS,TENS,TERN,TRES,TSAR,

3-letter words (75 found)

AAL,AAS,ACE,ACT,ALA,ALE,ALS,ALT,ANA,ANE,ANS,ANT,ARC,ARE,ARS,ART,ATE,ATS,CAA,CAL,CAN,CAR,CAT,CEL,EAN,EAR,EAS,EAT,ELS,ELT,ENS,ERA,ERN,ERS,EST,ETA,LAC,LAR,LAS,LAT,LEA,LES,LET,NAE,NAS,NAT,NET,RAN,RAS,RAT,REC,REN,RES,RET,SAC,SAE,SAL,SAN,SAR,SAT,SEA,SEC,SEL,SEN,SER,SET,TAE,TAN,TAR,TAS,TEA,TEC,TEL,TEN,TES,

2-letter words (20 found)

AA,AE,AL,AN,AR,AS,AT,EA,EL,EN,ER,ES,ET,LA,NA,NE,RE,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 626 words from ancestral according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ancestral

ancestral

Alternative forms

  • ancestrall (obsolete)
  • auncestral (obsolete)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman ancestrel, from ancestre (“ancestor”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ænˈsɛs.təɹ.əl/, /ænˈsɛs.tɹəl/

Adjective

ancestral (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “ancestral”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • Lancaster, renal cast

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ən.səsˈtɾal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [an.sesˈtɾal]

Adjective

ancestral m or f (masculine and feminine plural ancestrals)

  1. ancestral
    Synonym: avial

Related terms

  • ancestre

Further reading

  • “ancestral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “ancestral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “ancestral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “ancestral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ancestrel, from ancestre (“ancestor”), from Late Latin antecessor, an agent noun from the past participle stem of Latin antecedere (“to proceed”), from the prefix ante- with the infinitive cedere (“to go”), the latter from Proto-Italic *kezdō (“to avoid or to go away”), from Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to yield or to go”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.sɛs.tʁal/

Adjective

ancestral (feminine ancestrale, masculine plural ancestraux, feminine plural ancestrales)

  1. ancestral

Further reading

  • “ancestral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Etymology

From the Old French adjective ancestrel, from the noun ancestre (“ancestor”), from Late Latin antecessor (“predecessor”), an agent noun from the past participle stem of Latin antecedere (“to proceed”), from the prefix ante- with the infinitive cedere (“to go”), the former from Proto-Italic *kezdō (“to avoid or to go away”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to yield or to go”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: an‧ces‧tral

Adjective

ancestral m or f (plural ancestrais)

  1. ancestral (relating to ancestors)
  2. archaic (extremely old)
    Synonyms: arcaico, antigo

Derived terms

  • ancestralmente

Noun

ancestral m or f by sense (plural ancestrais)

  1. ancestor; forefather (someone from whom a person is descended)
    Synonyms: progenitor, antepassado, ascendente, avoengo

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ancestral.

Adjective

ancestral m or n (feminine singular ancestrală, masculine plural ancestrali, feminine and neuter plural ancestrale)

  1. ancestral

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From the Old French ancestrel, from the noun ancestre (“ancestor”), from Late Latin antecessor (“predecessor”), an agent noun from the past participle stem of Latin antecedere (“to proceed”), from the prefix ante- with the infinitive cedere (“to go”), the latter from Proto-Italic *kezdō (“to avoid or to go away”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to yield or to go”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /anθesˈtɾal/ [ãn̟.θesˈt̪ɾal]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ansesˈtɾal/ [ãn.sesˈt̪ɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: an‧ces‧tral

Adjective

ancestral m or f (masculine and feminine plural ancestrales)

  1. ancestral

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “ancestral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org