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a·ta·vus

  1. ancestor
  2. great grandfather

Synonyms for atavus

  • originis – ancestor, beginning, origin, source, start
  • origo – ancestor, beginning, origin, source, start
  • progenitor – ancestor, founder of a family

Similar to atavus

  • avus – grandfather
  • acervus – a heap, mass
  • abavus – great
  • abortivus – one prematurely born
  • sesquioctavus – containing nine eighths
  • abacus – abacus
  • abaci – abacuses