Spanish Conversation · Level 105
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Spanish word
ascendencia
Pronunciation
IPA/asθenˈdenθja/
Meaning
- feminine nounancestry
Example
Ella conoce bien su ascendencia.
She knows her ancestry well.
More examples
Rastrear la ascendencia puede revelar historias olvidadas.
Tracing ancestry can reveal forgotten stories.
Core concept
A family tree showing ancestors and roots.
Common phrases
rastrear la ascendencia
trace ancestry
ascendencia familiar
family ancestry
Similar words
origen: Place or source where a person originally comes from, especially birthplace.
linaje: Family line traced through generations, emphasizing hereditary descent.
antepasado: Person from an earlier generation in a family, a direct forebear.
Definition in Spanish
La condición o cualidad de pertenecer a un linaje; el conjunto de antepasados que indica la procedencia de una persona.
Word origin
Derives from Latin ascendentia (ascendere 'to climb' + -entia), originally 'being above' and later applied to a person's forebears.
Usage tips
- Frequently appears as de ascendencia + nationality to mean 'of that descent', for example de ascendencia mexicana.
Other meanings
- family linenoun
- genealogynoun
- bloodlinenoun
Opposites
- descendenciadescendantsnoun
- proleoffspringnoun
Related words
- ascenderascendverb
- ascendienteancestornoun