Collocations for ancestry - noun
ADJ.
common
The two species have developed from a common ancestry.
The two species have developed from a common ancestry.
Celtic, French, etc.
VERB + ANCESTRY
claim, have, share
She shares a common ancestry with the Queen.
She shares a common ancestry with the Queen.
trace
We can trace our ancestry back to the 16th century.
We can trace our ancestry back to the 16th century.
ANCESTRY + VERB
date/go/reach/stretch back to
The firm claims an ancestry dating back to 1727.
The firm claims an ancestry dating back to 1727.
PHRASES
be of French, German, etc. ancestry
He is of Chineseancestry.
He is of Chineseancestry.