His elderly father was from a noble family of Crimean Tatar extraction, which came to Moldavia in the mid-17th century. One of the explanations for the name ``Cantemir'' is that it's derived from ``Can Temur'', meaning ``the blood of Timur'', marking a direct descent from the conqueror Tamerlane. His mother was a learned daughter of a local noble family.
His elderly father was from a noble family of Crimean Tatar extraction, which came to Moldavia in the mid-17th century.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
elderly
elderly
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
noble
noble
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Crimean
Crimean
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
tatar
Tatar
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
extraction
extraction
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
come
came
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Moldavia
Moldavia
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
mid
mid
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
-17th
-17th
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
century
century
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
One of the explanations for the name ``Cantemir'' is that it's derived from ``Can Temur'', meaning ``the blood of Timur'', marking a direct descent from the conqueror Tamerlane.
nsubj:outer
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
One
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
explanation
explanations
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nmod
Number=Sing
Cantemir'
Cantemir'
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
derive
derived
VERB
VBN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obl
Number=Sing
Can
Can
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Temur'en
Temur''
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
mean
meaning
VERB
VBG
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
blood
blood
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Timur
Timur
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
mark
marking
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
direct
direct
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
descent
descent
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
conqueror
conqueror
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Tamerlane
Tamerlane
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
His mother was a learned daughter of a local noble family.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
learn
learned
VERB
VBN
root
Number=Sing
daughter
daughter
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
local
local
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
noble
noble
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.