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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDescendant
/dɪˈsɛn.dənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor.
"She is a direct descendant of the royal family."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French descendant, the present participle of descendre, which originates from the Latin descendere, meaning 'to come down' (from de- 'down' + scandere 'to climb'). It entered the English language in the late 15th century, initially retaining verbal and directional senses before shifting primarily to denote lineal offspring.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Descendant" is said worldwide
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descendant
Transliteration: descendant
"Il est un descendant direct du fondateur."
Nachkomme
Transliteration: Nachkomme
"Sie ist eine Nachkommin des Dichters."
discendente
Transliteration: discendente
"È un discendente di una nobile famiglia."
descendiente
Transliteration: descendiente
"Ellos son descendientes de inmigrantes italianos."
descendente
Transliteration: descendente
"Ele é um descendiente direto do rei."
वंशज
Transliteration: vanshaj
"वह मुगलों का वंशज है।"
后代
Transliteration: hòudài
"他是这位作家的直系后代。"
후손
Transliteration: huson
"그는 독립운동가의 후손입니다."
子孫
Transliteration: shison
"彼は武士の子孫です。"
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