ascendent vs ancestor

ascendent and ancestor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ascendent	Yes	Yes	No	No
ancestor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ascendent and ancestor are synonyms defined as:

ascendent and ancestor: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

Other synonyms of ascendent include antecedent, ascendant, root.

ascendent (noun)	ancestor (noun)
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
position or state of being dominant or in control

ascendent (adjective)	ancestor (adjective)
tending or directed upward
most powerful or important or influential