hasAncestor

P369
predicate

Indicates that one entity is an ancestor (direct or indirect, such as a parent, grandparent, etc.) of another entity in a genealogical or hierarchical lineage.

All labels observed (36)

Label Occurrences
hasChild 14,703
hasAncestor canonical 2,261
ancestorOf 1,202

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasAncestor
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is an ancestor (direct or indirect, such as a parent, grandparent, etc.) of another entity in a genealogical or hierarchical lineage.

Sample triples (19,074)

Subject Object
Jesse Jackson Jonathan Jackson via predicate surface "hasChild"
Jesse Jackson Yusef Jackson via predicate surface "hasChild"
Jesse Jackson Santita Jackson via predicate surface "hasChild"
Jesse Jackson Jacqueline Jackson via predicate surface "hasChild"
surface form: Jacqueline Lavinia Jackson Jr.
Indo-Iranian languages Proto-Indo-Iranian language
Ryukyuan languages Proto-Japonic language
Ryukyuan languages Old Japanese
Jennifer Lawrence son (name publicly undisclosed as of 2024) via predicate surface "hasChild"
Vicky Karayiannis Toni Cornell via predicate surface "hasChild"
Vicky Karayiannis Chris Cornell via predicate surface "hasChild"
surface form: Christopher Nicholas Cornell
Anne Hathaway Jonathan Rosebanks Shulman via predicate surface "hasChild"
Anne Hathaway Jack Shulman via predicate surface "hasChild"
LeBron James Bronny James via predicate surface "hasChild"
LeBron James Bryce James via predicate surface "hasChild"
LeBron James Zhuri James via predicate surface "hasChild"
Swizz Beatz Egypt Daoud Dean via predicate surface "hasChild"
Swizz Beatz Genesis Ali Dean via predicate surface "hasChild"
Lil Wayne Reginae Carter via predicate surface "hasChild"
Sigrid Undset Maren Svarstad via predicate surface "hasChild"
Sigrid Undset Anders Castus Svarstad via predicate surface "hasChild"
surface form: Anders Svarstad Jr.
Sigrid Undset Anders Castus Svarstad via predicate surface "hasChild"
surface form: Hans Svarstad
Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin via predicate surface "hasChild" self-linksurface differs
surface form: James Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin Janice Aldrin via predicate surface "hasChild"
Buzz Aldrin Andrew Aldrin via predicate surface "hasChild"
Ancient Greek Byzantine Greek via predicate surface "ancestorOf"
Ancient Greek Modern Greek via predicate surface "ancestorOf"
Esti Maxine Stephens
surface form: Chrissy Teigen
Esti Maxine Stephens via predicate surface "hasChild" self-linksurface differs
Esti Maxine Stephens
surface form: John Legend
Esti Maxine Stephens via predicate surface "hasChild" self-linksurface differs
Emma Stone one daughter via predicate surface "hasChild"
Southern Bantoid many modern Bantu languages via predicate surface "isLinguisticAncestorOf"
Central Pacific languages Proto-Oceanic language via predicate surface "descendsFrom"
Southern Luzon languages Proto-Philippine language
Southern Luzon languages Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language
Southern Luzon languages Proto-Austronesian
surface form: Proto-Austronesian language
Biz Stone one son via predicate surface "hasChild"
Louis Gossett Jr. Satie Gossett via predicate surface "hasChild"
Louis Gossett Jr. Sharron Gossett via predicate surface "hasChild"
Gaulish Proto-Celtic
Gaulish Proto-Indo-European
Clint Hurdle Ashley Hurdle via predicate surface "hasChild"
Marshallese language group Proto-Austronesian
surface form: Proto-Austronesian language
Marshallese language group Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language
Marshallese language group Proto-Oceanic language
Marshallese language group Micronesian languages
surface form: Proto-Micronesian language
Erykah Badu Seven Sirius Benjamin via predicate surface "hasChild"
Erykah Badu Puma Sabti Curry via predicate surface "hasChild"
Erykah Badu Mars Merkaba Thedford via predicate surface "hasChild"
Irish language Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "ancestorOf"
Irish language Manx via predicate surface "ancestorOf"
surface form: Manx language
Twelve Tribes of Israel Jacob via predicate surface "hasTraditionalAncestor"