descend from
phrasal verb
descended from; descending from; descends from
: to have (something or someone in the past) as an origin or source
Recent evidence supports the theory that birds descended from dinosaurs.
The plants descend from a common ancestor.
They claim to be descended from a noble British family.
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Most Gaza Palestinians are descended from those forced to flee their homes in other parts of Israel during the Jewish state’s 1948 independence war.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
However, because Edo descends from Italian aristocracy, his father previously told the Daily Mail that any of his children would be counts or nobile donna.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Honoring memory, forging identity While more than 400 heritage societies operate in the U.S., few specialize in verifying the histories of people descending from those once enslaved, Gentry said.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
The crew had been held hostage since November 2023, when armed Houthis – descending from a helicopter bearing Yemeni and Palestinian flags – stormed the ship off the coast of Yemen.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
However, because Edo descends from Italian aristocracy, his father previously told the Daily Mail that any of his children would be counts or nobile donna.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Honoring memory, forging identity While more than 400 heritage societies operate in the U.S., few specialize in verifying the histories of people descending from those once enslaved, Gentry said.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
The crew had been held hostage since November 2023, when armed Houthis – descending from a helicopter bearing Yemeni and Palestinian flags – stormed the ship off the coast of Yemen.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Descend from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descend%20from. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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