descend from

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.

Examples of descend from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Several ropes descend from it, including the vertical line freedivers follow into the depths. — Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2026

An indoor staircase descends from the entry level to the subterranean multi-car garage. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026

The jet can be seen rapidly descending from the sky before crashing nose-first into the ground and immediately exploding into a massive fireball. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Since 1996, the institute has run the library grant program that descended from the legislation that Eisenhower signed into law. — Alex H. Poole, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for descend from

• callosum
• nodosum
• overcome
• pyrethrum
• saccharum
• abomasum
• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• pisum