B1NounMasculine
l' antenato
ancestor
/an-teh-NAH-toh/
Plural: antenati
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What does ‘antenato’ mean in English?
Examples in Context
I miei antenati venivano dalla Calabria.
My ancestors came from Calabria.
Faccio ricerche genealogiche per scoprire i miei antenati.
I do genealogical research to discover my ancestors.
About This Word
Millions of Italians emigrated to the Americas, Australia and northern Europe in the 19th-20th centuries. Genealogical research (ricerca genealogica) is very popular among Italian-Americans tracing their antenati.
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famigliadiscendentealbero-genealogicostirpegenerazione