progenitaladj.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻtl/, U.S.

/prəˈdʒɛnədl/,

/proʊˈdʒɛnədl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōgenit- , prōgignere , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōgenit-, past participial stem of prōgignere (see progenitor n.) + -al suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin progenitalis (1493 in Du Cange). Compare earlier progenitorial adj., progenitive adj.

Productive; reproductive; (also) progenitorial.

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the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective]

bearingOE

genderinga1398

multiplyinga1400

fecundc1420

broodya1522

fruitful1526

breeding1552

procreant1588

procreative1598

increasing1600

broodious1602

prolifical1608

conceptiousa1616

plenteousa1616

conceptive1630

feracious1637

propagatory1647

prolific1650

proliferous1654

propagative1654

progenial1664

teemful1755

progenitive1769

breedy1824

proligerous1836

progenital1837

philoprogenitive1857

eugenesic1864

1837 E. Bulwer-Lytton Athens i. i. viii. 303 Homer is cited in proof of the progenital humidity.

1852 T. J. Vaiden Rational Relig. & Morals 724 In her [sc. Christianity's] battlings, she has been parricidal to her own progenital relations.

1871 Amer. Naturalist 5 560 If it be supposed that the activity of each junior member depends on that of its progenital one.

a1909 G. C. Lodge Poems & Dramas (1911) I. 34 The eternal progenital strife.

1980 Times 27 Sept. 10/3 David Bowie..must reassert his primacy as the progenital icon of the new wave.

2003 W. Gaudelli World Class vi. 99 The Gikuyu people of Kenya make a pledge to the House of Mumbi as their progenital mother, a symbolic statement of heritage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	progenital
释义	progenitaladj. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻtl/, U.S. /prəˈdʒɛnədl/, /proʊˈdʒɛnədl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōgenit- , prōgignere , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin prōgenit-, past participial stem of prōgignere (see progenitor n.) + -al suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin progenitalis (1493 in Du Cange). Compare earlier progenitorial adj., progenitive adj. Productive; reproductive; (also) progenitorial. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] bearingOE genderinga1398 multiplyinga1400 fecundc1420 broodya1522 fruitful1526 breeding1552 procreant1588 procreative1598 increasing1600 broodious1602 prolifical1608 conceptiousa1616 plenteousa1616 conceptive1630 feracious1637 propagatory1647 prolific1650 proliferous1654 propagative1654 progenial1664 teemful1755 progenitive1769 breedy1824 proligerous1836 progenital1837 philoprogenitive1857 eugenesic1864 1837 E. Bulwer-Lytton Athens i. i. viii. 303 Homer is cited in proof of the progenital humidity. 1852 T. J. Vaiden Rational Relig. & Morals 724 In her [sc. Christianity's] battlings, she has been parricidal to her own progenital relations. 1871 Amer. Naturalist 5 560 If it be supposed that the activity of each junior member depends on that of its progenital one. a1909 G. C. Lodge Poems & Dramas (1911) I. 34 The eternal progenital strife. 1980 Times 27 Sept. 10/3 David Bowie..must reassert his primacy as the progenital icon of the new wave. 2003 W. Gaudelli World Class vi. 99 The Gikuyu people of Kenya make a pledge to the House of Mumbi as their progenital mother, a symbolic statement of heritage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1837
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