progenitiveadj.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻtɪv/, U.S.

/prəˈdʒɛnədɪv/,

/proʊˈdʒɛnədɪv/

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

Etymology: < classical Latin prōgenit-, past participial stem of prōgignere (see progenitor n.) + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin progenitivus procreative (6th cent. in Boethius), Middle French progenitif that creates (a1506 in an apparently isolated attestation).

That produces offspring; reproductive, procreative; (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

1769 W. Jackson Beauties of Nature vi. 184 The progenitive, successive Channels of Nature.

1838 Fraser's Mag. 17 679 I'm vastly popular with almost all the infant duplicates of my progenitive friends.

1882 T. Mozley Reminisc. Oriel II. 433 The mighty, pregnant, progenitive atom.

1895 F. C. Conybeare in Academy 29 June 547/1 That a barren woman should bring forth a child was no ordinary progenitive act, but a result of the divine power.

1904 G. B. Shaw in Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 10 21 If..it seems a national loss to limit the husband's progenitive capacity to the breeding capacity of one woman, [etc.].

?1934 D. Thomas Coll. Lett. (1987) 96 I came to the conclusion that he must be the Father of all Rats, the First Rat, the Rat Progenitive, the Rat Divine.

1993 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 166/1 And Lucian's progenitive performance must be damned near equal to Johns's.

Derivatives

proˈgenitiveness n. the capacity to reproduce; procreativeness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [noun] > quality or capacity of

feracityc1420

fecundity1447

fertility1490

virility1598

fruitfulness1624

Priapus1637

procreativeness1655

breedingness1674

prolificness1678

prolificalness1699

polytoky1702

breediness1753

prolificacy1756

philoprogenitiveness1842

propagability1853

teemfulness1855

teeming1856

progenitiveness1868

fecundability1926

1868 E. D. Cope in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 293 Metaphysical peculiarity or progenitiveness as isolating species.

1907 A. Quiller-Couch Major Vigoreux iii. 29 ‘My dear lady,’ he demanded, ‘are you talking of progenitiveness!’ ‘N-no,’ stammered Mrs. Fossell... ‘Nothing of the sort.’

1975 Population Index 41 248/1 Cohorts of married women were compared with one another from the point of view of their progenitiveness.

2004 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 7 May a1 The Baby Boomers, born in a swelling crest of progenitiveness that peaked around 1990.

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

单词	progenitive
释义	progenitiveadj. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻtɪv/, U.S. /prəˈdʒɛnədɪv/, /proʊˈdʒɛnədɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōgenit- , prōgignere , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin prōgenit-, past participial stem of prōgignere (see progenitor n.) + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin progenitivus procreative (6th cent. in Boethius), Middle French progenitif that creates (a1506 in an apparently isolated attestation). That produces offspring; reproductive, procreative; (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 1769 W. Jackson Beauties of Nature vi. 184 The progenitive, successive Channels of Nature. 1838 Fraser's Mag. 17 679 I'm vastly popular with almost all the infant duplicates of my progenitive friends. 1882 T. Mozley Reminisc. Oriel II. 433 The mighty, pregnant, progenitive atom. 1895 F. C. Conybeare in Academy 29 June 547/1 That a barren woman should bring forth a child was no ordinary progenitive act, but a result of the divine power. 1904 G. B. Shaw in Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 10 21 If..it seems a national loss to limit the husband's progenitive capacity to the breeding capacity of one woman, [etc.]. ?1934 D. Thomas Coll. Lett. (1987) 96 I came to the conclusion that he must be the Father of all Rats, the First Rat, the Rat Progenitive, the Rat Divine. 1993 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 166/1 And Lucian's progenitive performance must be damned near equal to Johns's. Derivatives proˈgenitiveness n. the capacity to reproduce; procreativeness. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [noun] > quality or capacity of feracityc1420 fecundity1447 fertility1490 virility1598 fruitfulness1624 Priapus1637 procreativeness1655 breedingness1674 prolificness1678 prolificalness1699 polytoky1702 breediness1753 prolificacy1756 philoprogenitiveness1842 propagability1853 teemfulness1855 teeming1856 progenitiveness1868 fecundability1926 1868 E. D. Cope in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 293 Metaphysical peculiarity or progenitiveness as isolating species. 1907 A. Quiller-Couch Major Vigoreux iii. 29 ‘My dear lady,’ he demanded, ‘are you talking of progenitiveness!’ ‘N-no,’ stammered Mrs. Fossell... ‘Nothing of the sort.’ 1975 Population Index 41 248/1 Cohorts of married women were compared with one another from the point of view of their progenitiveness. 2004 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 7 May a1 The Baby Boomers, born in a swelling crest of progenitiveness that peaked around 1990. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1769
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