"pertaining to ancestors," 1520s, from Old French ancestrel (Anglo-French auncestrel) "ancestral," from ancestre (see ancestor). Alternative form ancestorial is from 1650s. Related: Ancestrally.
ancestral home
ancestral lore
anatomically
anatomize
anatomy
-ance
ancestor
ancestral
ancestry
anchor
anchorage
anchoress
anchorite
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