English–French
“ancestor” in French
French
Pronunciation
IPA/ɑ̃sɛtʁ/
Example
Je rends hommage à mes ancêtres chaque année.
I pay homage to my ancestors every year.
How to say “ancestor” in French
“Ancestor” in French is ancêtre.
A distant predecessor remembered as part of a family's, people's, or lineage's origins.
Example sentences with ancêtre
Son ancêtre était un artisan du village.
His ancestor was a village artisan.
Tips for using ancêtre
- Ancêtre also applies figuratively to an earlier form of a species, object, or tradition, as in l'ancêtre de cette technologie.