How do you spell Descendant?
Correct spelling
descendant
Remember: descendANT climbs down like an ANT going down the family tree.
Why is descendant spelled this way?
From Latin descendere, to climb down. DE (down) + SCANDERE (to climb). A descendant climbs down the family tree — each generation a step further from the origin.
Common misspellings of descendant
descendentdescendantdecendantdesendant
Example
She discovered that she was a descendant of Irish immigrants who arrived in the 1800s.