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.

Examples of descend from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Up above, the Army’s Golden Knights parachute team descended from overcast skies toward the reviewing stand. —Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025

Bullock and Kidman are reprising their roles as Sally and Gillian Owens, two sisters who descend from a long line of witches. —Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 May 2025

Some Shawnee presume that they are directly descended from the Hopewell culture’s mound builders. —Kevin Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025

Does Pope Leo Xiv Have Black Ancestry? Leo XIV is descended from Creole people of color in New Orleans, family records show. —Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025

Rhymes for descend from

• nodosum
• overcome
• pyrethrum
• saccharum
• abomasum
• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• succumb
• therefrom