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

Radar showed air rapidly descending from the storm and spreading outward upon reaching the ground, creating a downburst. — Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026

The mishap comes at an awkwardly fitting moment for an industry that has spent years promising packages, takeout, and everyday essentials would eventually descend from the sky. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

A little after noon, 161 people descended from the charter flight in Cap-Haitien, according to Haiti’s National Migration Office. — Etant Dupain, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Among the casualties are the thousands of nasturtiums directly descended from those planted by the Impressionist more than a hundred years ago. — News Desk, Artforum, 20 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for descend from

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