Added 9 October 2026
descendant
/dɪˈsɛndənt/ noun
In Latin: prōgnātus, successiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about descendant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A person considered as descended from some ancestor.
adjective
- Going or coming down.
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Proceeding by descent from an ancestor.
descendent gene
Origin
From Middle English dessendaunte, borrowed from Middle French, from Latin dēscendēns, present participle of descendere, from dē + scandere (“to climb, ascend”).
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