Question

antecedents preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background.

Accepted Answer

N. Susi Bechhofer's ignorance of her Jewish background had its antecedents in the chaos of World War II.  Smuggled out of Germany and adopted by a Christian family, she knew nothing of her birth and antecedents until she was reunited with her family in 1989.

Word	antecedents
Part of Speech	N.
Definition	preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background.
Sentence	Susi Bechhofer's ignorance of her Jewish background had its antecedents in the chaos of World War II. Smuggled out of Germany and adopted by a Christian family, she knew nothing of her birth and antecedents until she was reunited with her family in 1989.

Antecedents N Preceding Events Circumstances Influence Ancestors Early