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paternal ancestor

/pə'tɜrnəl_'ænsɛstər/

Synonyms of paternal ancestor Antonyms of paternal ancestor Examples of paternal ancestor Usage of paternal ancestor Parts of paternal ancestor Definition that contains paternal ancestor Words sounding like paternal ancestor Explanation of paternal ancestor

Definition that contains paternal ancestor

patronymic a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
patronym a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)