descend from somebody/something phrasal verb (
see also descend)
1. be descended from somebody to be related to a person or group who lived a long time ago:
She claims to be descended from Abraham Lincoln. The people here are descended from the Vikings.2. to have developed from something that existed in the past
Synonym : come from:
ideas that descend from those of ancient philosophers [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲