side vs ancestry

ancestry vs side

side and ancestry both are nouns.

side is an adjective but ancestry is not an adjective.

side is a verb but ancestry is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
side	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
ancestry	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ancestry is a hypernym of side; that is, ancestry is a word with a broader meaning than side:

side: a family line of descent
ancestry: the hereditary derivation of an individual

Other hypernyms of side include blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock.

side (noun)	ancestry (noun)
an extended outer surface of an object	inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
either the left or right half of a body	the hereditary derivation of an individual
an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect)
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
one of two or more contesting groups
a family line of descent
a surface forming part of the outside of an object
a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
an elevated geological formation

side (adjective)	ancestry (adjective)
located on a side

side (verb)	ancestry (verb)
take sides for or against

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