SINCE 1828
descend from
phrasal verbDefinition of descend 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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