Talk:Ancestor
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This belongs in a dictionary, not an encyclopedia. --Eequor 12:25, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)
The first line is a definition, while the rest is trying to be more encyclopedic. Feel free to add to it. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=Ancestor suggests that some kind of entry is needed. --Henrygb 21:52, 13 May 2004 (UTC)
Ancestors created the history and knowledge we are all here to read. I look forward to further developments here. --Forteanajones 09:00, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- Removed link to podcast book. Blatent spamming of off-topic advertisements on articles is not acceptable.--Isotope23 14:10, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
Progenitor
[edit]Progenitor redirects here, but there is no mention of the word, its meaning or its relation to Ancestor at all. (If I had a good understanding of this I would add it) - GeiwTeol 23:10, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
- The redirect I followed was a link from Massive Attack. The use of the word was, however not the same as the meaning of Ancestor in the genetic sense. I have since made the link point to the wiktionary entry in stead, which has a better explanation. - GeiwTeol 23:16, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
Could use Ancestry definition
[edit]This Ancestor article is frequently linked in other articles from the word "ancestry." It would be helpful if an expert could add a sentence in the intro immediately following the first one that reads "Ancestry is . . ." 5Q5 (talk) 14:53, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
- I strongly agree. Is, for example, an American with one Italian grandparent of Italian ancestry? Is he/she an Italian American? Needs clarity. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 21:35, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
Unclear
[edit]"Consider n = 40: the human species is mors, both living and dead; in contrast, some more youth-oriented cultural contexts display less veneration of elders"
I have no idea what "the human species is mors, both living and dead" is supposed to mean, and do not see what "youth-oriented cultural contexts" are being contrasted with.
History
[edit]Classification of our ancestors 223.196.192.83 (talk) 13:43, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
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