ancestries
Roots and bloodlines
Ancestries is the plural of ancestry—the lineage or ethnic origins from which a person descends.
It appears when discussing multiple family lines or comparing different backgrounds: DNA tests revealed ancestries from three continents.
The word often surfaces in discussions of heritage, genealogy, or demographic surveys that ask respondents to identify their ancestries.
Chart of ancestors
- recordsStored data or albums
- archivesStored historical documents
- censusOfficial population count
- DNAHereditary code molecule
surnames · lineage · genealogist · genogram · registry · birth certificates · vital records · oral history
Family members collectively
- relativesThose connected by blood
- descendantsThose who come after
- forebearsAncestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
clan · kinship · bloodline · progeny · offspring · kin · extended family · consanguinity
Ancestry through generations
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- successionFollowing in order
- descendantsThose who come after
- forebearsAncestral family members
progeny · scions · primogeniture · birthright · posterity · hereditary · royal · noble
Inherited cultural legacy
- cultureCollective social practices
- ethnicOf a cultural group
- raceCompetition of speed
- nationalityLegal belonging to country
indigenous · multicultural · diaspora · identity · customs · traditions · demographics · minority
Long-established customs passed down
- legacyWhat's passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- heirloomsObjects passed through family lines
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
artifacts · history · preservation · rituals · ceremonies · lore · patrimony · sacred sites
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- purebredOf single breed ancestry
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- stockGoods kept for sale
- sireMale animal parent
dam · studbook · registry · bloodline · kennel club · show dogs · registered · papers
family tree
Chart of ancestors
DNA · surnames · lineage · genealogist · genogram · registry · birth certificates · vital records · oral history · migration patterns
kinfolk
Family members collectively
- relativesThose connected by blood
- descendantsThose who come after
- forebearsAncestral family members
progenitors · clan · kinship · bloodline · progeny · offspring · kin · extended family · consanguinity · genealogy
bloodline
Ancestry through generations
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- successionFollowing in order
- descendantsThose who come after
forebears · progeny · scions · primogeniture · birthright · posterity · hereditary · royal · noble · aristocratic
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
nationality · indigenous · multicultural · diaspora · identity · customs · traditions · demographics · minority · tribe
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- legacyWhat's passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- heirloomsObjects passed through family lines
folklore · artifacts · history · preservation · rituals · ceremonies · lore · patrimony · sacred sites · storytelling
breeding
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- purebredOf single breed ancestry
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- stockGoods kept for sale
sire · dam · studbook · registry · bloodline · kennel club · show dogs · registered · papers · breed standard
ancestriesdescendants
Those who come after
progeny · offspring · future generations · heirs · successors
ancestor, ancestry, ancestors, ancestral, ancestress, ancestrally