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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South Carolina’s heritage state horse, the Marsh Tacky, is a sturdy, sure-footed animal that descended from the horses of 16th century Spanish explorers.
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Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Thomas descends from the Onk Akimel O’odham (Pima) tribal nation near today’s U.S.-Mexico border and moved to Wind River for his wife, who is Eastern Shoshone.
—Cy Neff, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
With the camera now conveniently misaligned, Pearl descends from a cat tree and turns the camera back to show the table, where Ruby begins helping herself to the food.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
More digging into their backgrounds showed that Hanks and Rogers also descended from two brothers who fought for American independence in the Revolutionary War.
—Grace Gavilanes, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Thomas descends from the Onk Akimel O’odham (Pima) tribal nation near today’s U.S.-Mexico border and moved to Wind River for his wife, who is Eastern Shoshone.
—Cy Neff, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
With the camera now conveniently misaligned, Pearl descends from a cat tree and turns the camera back to show the table, where Ruby begins helping herself to the food.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
More digging into their backgrounds showed that Hanks and Rogers also descended from two brothers who fought for American independence in the Revolutionary War.
—Grace Gavilanes, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Descend from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descend%20from. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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