ancestry

BrE /ˈæns.strɪ/ AmE /ˈæns.strər.i/

noun en → es

1 FAMILY BACKGROUND [uncountable] B2

the family history of a person or group, especially the origins and relatives from long ago

ascendencia, origen familiar

  • have an ancestry

Collocations family ancestry · ancient ancestry

  • She has a proud ancestry.

    Ella tiene una ascendencia orgullosa.

2 ANCESTRAL LINEAGE [countable] C1

the line of ancestors or relatives from whom someone is descended

linaje, descendencia

  • a person's ancestry

Collocations royal ancestry · noble ancestry

  • He comes from a long line of poets, with a noble ancestry.

    Viene de una larga línea de poetas, con un linaje noble.