How to say "ancestor" in Russian?

[Predok]

"ancestor" is Предок in Russian.

Предок means "ancestor" in English.

Word #2974 of 6,000 by frequency in Russian.

Каждый предок оставил свой след в семейной истории.

Every ancestor left a mark on the family history.

• Плод, Fruit
• Яд, poison, venom
• Заговорить, to start speaking
• Слева, on the left
• Казнь, execution
• Субъект, subject, individual
• Сдаться, to surrender, to give up
• Заказывать, to order