ancestor
antenati
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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.
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.