atavus
noun
at·a·vus
ˈatəvəs
plural atavi
-ˌvī,
-ˌvē
: an ancestor or ancestral type from which a character is assumed to be inherited
Word History
Etymology
Latin
- misdelivering
- misdeliverred
- misdeliverring
- misdelivers
- misdelivery
- misdemean
- misdemeanant
- misdemeanants
- misdemeaned
- misdemeaning
- misdemeanor
- misdemeanors
- misdemeanour
- misdemeanours
- misdemeans
- misdescribe
- misdescribed
- misdescribes
- misdescribing
- misdescription
- misdescriptions
- misdescriptive
- misdevelop
- misdeveloped
- misdeveloping