ancestry

ascendance, origines

La famille ou le groupe ethnique dont une personne est issue.

En anglais simple : The family or ethnic background that you come from.

• She has Italian ancestry.
• People of different ancestry live here.
• He knew little about his family ancestry.

Synonymes : descent, heritage, lineage

Expressions courantes : irish ancestry, mixed ancestry, noble ancestry

origine

Les éléments ou circonstances du passé à partir desquels une chose s’est développée.

En anglais simple : The earlier things or background from which something developed.

• This design has a long ancestry.
• The two languages share a common ancestry.
• We traced the ancestry of the modern bicycle.

Synonymes : origin, roots, background

Expressions courantes : ancient ancestry, literary ancestry, shared ancestry

ancêtres

Les membres des générations précédentes d’une famille dont une personne descend.

En anglais simple : The people in earlier generations of your family from whom you come.

• I traced my ancestry through old records.
• Her ancestry includes farmers and sailors.
• How far back can you trace your ancestry?

Synonymes : ancestors, forebears

Expressions courantes : trace your ancestry, family ancestry, ancestry records