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

The casino operation was launched in 1986, and MGM Resorts descended from that. —Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

The tennis star Jasmine Paolini, a 2024 Olympic gold medallist and Wimbledon finalist, descended from a Ghanaian grandfather. —Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 30 May 2026

The video, from a traffic stop of a white Volvo semi in a rural area on May 18, shows officers pulling the vehicle over before the driver descends from the cab and attempts to run away, crossing a set of train tracks before being quickly collared by law enforcement. —Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026

Per Roland Garros custom, chair umpire Aurelie Tourte descended from her chair to check. —Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 27 May 2026

Rhymes for descend from

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