Translation meaning & definition of the word "ancestor" into Latvian language

noun

1. Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

synonym:
• ancestor
,
• ascendant
,
• ascendent
,
• antecedent
,
• root

1. Kāds, no kura esat nolaidies (, bet parasti attālāks nekā vecvecāks )

sinonīms:
• sencis
,
• augošs
,
• askendents
,
• acedents
,
• sakne

Examples of using

We did not evolve from monkeys. We share a common ancestor.

Mēs neattīstījāmies no pērtiķiem. Mums ir kopīgs sencis.

All humans on Earth are descended from a common ancestor.

Visi cilvēki uz Zemes ir cēlušies no kopīga senča.

Don't be ridiculous! We are not descended from apes, we only have a common ancestor.

Neesiet smieklīgi! Mēs neesam cēlušies no pērtiķiem, mums ir tikai kopīgs sencis.

During O-bon, Japanese people believe they receive a visit from an ancestor.

O-abonas laikā japāņu cilvēki uzskata, ka viņi apmeklē senču.