progenitor

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English, from Middle French progeniteur (Modern French progéniteur), from Latin progenitor, from progenitus, perfect participle of progignere (to beget), itself from pro- (forth) + gignere (to beget).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹəʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪ.tə/, /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.tə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪ.tɚ/, /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.tɚ/

Noun

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progenitor (plural progenitors)

  1. A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
    Synonyms: ancestor, forefather
    Coordinate terms: progenitrix, foremother
  2. A person from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation…) are descended.
    Abraham, alias Ibrahim, is the presumed progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples.
  3. (biology) An ancestral form of a species.
  4. (figuratively) A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
    ARPANET was the progenitor of the Internet.
    Are neural progenitor cells infected by Zika virus?
  5. (figuratively) Someone who originates something.
  6. A founder.

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin prōgenitōrem.

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Noun

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progenitor m (plural progenitors, feminine progenitora)

  1. progenitor
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Latin

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Etymology

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From pro- +‎ genitor.

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Noun

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prōgenitor m (genitive prōgenitōris); third declension

  1. (rare) ancestor, progenitor

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative prōgenitor prōgenitōrēs
Genitive prōgenitōris prōgenitōrum
Dative prōgenitōrī prōgenitōribus
Accusative prōgenitōrem prōgenitōrēs
Ablative prōgenitōre prōgenitōribus
Vocative prōgenitor prōgenitōrēs

Coordinate terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • progenitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • progenitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • progenitor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin prōgenitor.

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  • Hyphenation: pro‧ge‧ni‧tor

Noun

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progenitor m (plural progenitores, feminine progenitora, feminine plural progenitoras)

  1. progenitor (any of a person’s direct ancestors)
  2. (figuratively) progenitor (a predecessor of something)
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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin prōgenitor.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɾoxeniˈtoɾ/ [pɾo.xe.niˈt̪oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: pro‧ge‧ni‧tor

Noun

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progenitor m (plural progenitores, feminine progenitora, feminine plural progenitoras)

  1. progenitor
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