ancestry
noun
ADJ. common The two species have developed from a common ancestry.| Celtic, French, etc.
VERB + ANCESTRY claim, have, share She shares a common ancestry with the Queen.| trace We can trace our ancestry back to the 16th century.
ANCESTRY + VERB date/go/reach/stretch back to The firm claims an ancestry dating back to 1727.
PHRASES be of French, German, etc. ancestry He is of Chineseancestry.
