progenitor

noun

pro·gen·i·tor prō-ˈje-nə-tər How to pronounce progenitor (audio)

prə-

: an ancestor in the direct line : forefather

: a biologically ancestral form

: precursor, originator

progenitors of socialist ideas

The Times Literary Supplement (London)

progenitor cells

Example Sentences

the progenitors of modern art wild cats that were the progenitors of the house cat

Recent Examples on the Web If horsepox really is the progenitor of vaccinia, how did that happen?

Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2022 But the crucial progenitor was Charley Patton, a boastful, lusty, sometimes violent man who played guitar and sang with alarming ferocity.

David Remnick, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 The earliest progenitor of the internet was ARPANET, built in 1969 by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Gabriel Nicholas, Washington Post, 24 June 2022 Much of that money was used to fund the Confidence Foundation, a charity still active today that is named for the ship that brought family progenitor Thomas Whittier from England to New England in 1638.

Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2022 Cavaliere cites research which found that eating blueberries regularly led to an increase in human muscle progenitor cells, as well as a decrease in oxidative stress in the muscles.

Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 9 July 2022 The fact that one of the progenitor black holes weighs in at 85 solar masses is also highly unusual since this is at odds with current models of stellar evolution.

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2022 Low to the ground and with a wide track, the hypercar’s carbon-fiber body retains its progenitor’s curvaceous shape, including giant fenders in the front and rear.

Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 June 2022 Stanley Kaplan was the progenitor of the whole education industry in a real sense.

Rod Berger, Forbes, 7 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English progenitour, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin prōgenitor "individual from whom a person or family is descended, ancestor," agentive derivative of prōgignere "to produce as offspring, bring into being, give rise to" (from prō- pro- entry 2 + gignere "to bring into being, beget, give birth to"), after genitor "father, parent, originator," going back to Indo-European *ǵenh₁- "engender, beget" + *-tor/*-tōr, agent suffix, from which also Greek genétōr "father, begetter, ancestor," Sanskrit janitar-, janitá "father, progenitor" — more at kin entry 1

Note: Alternatively genitor has been explained as a new formation based on genitus, past participle of gignere. The older and still somewhat more attractive view sees genitus as the new formation, based on the perfect genuī or on genitor itself, after the connection with the original verbal adjective (g)nātus (going back to zero-grade *ǵn̥h₁-to-) became weakened.

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	progenitor
释义	progenitor noun pro·gen·i·tor prō-ˈje-nə-tər prə- 1 a : an ancestor in the direct line : forefather b : a biologically ancestral form 2 : precursor, originator progenitors of socialist ideas The Times Literary Supplement (London) progenitor cells Synonyms ancestor father forebear forbear forebearer forefather grandfather primogenitor See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the progenitors of modern art wild cats that were the progenitors of the house cat Recent Examples on the Web If horsepox really is the progenitor of vaccinia, how did that happen? Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2022 But the crucial progenitor was Charley Patton, a boastful, lusty, sometimes violent man who played guitar and sang with alarming ferocity. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 The earliest progenitor of the internet was ARPANET, built in 1969 by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Gabriel Nicholas, Washington Post, 24 June 2022 Much of that money was used to fund the Confidence Foundation, a charity still active today that is named for the ship that brought family progenitor Thomas Whittier from England to New England in 1638. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2022 Cavaliere cites research which found that eating blueberries regularly led to an increase in human muscle progenitor cells, as well as a decrease in oxidative stress in the muscles. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 9 July 2022 The fact that one of the progenitor black holes weighs in at 85 solar masses is also highly unusual since this is at odds with current models of stellar evolution. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2022 Low to the ground and with a wide track, the hypercar’s carbon-fiber body retains its progenitor’s curvaceous shape, including giant fenders in the front and rear. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 June 2022 Stanley Kaplan was the progenitor of the whole education industry in a real sense. Rod Berger, Forbes, 7 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English progenitour, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin prōgenitor "individual from whom a person or family is descended, ancestor," agentive derivative of prōgignere "to produce as offspring, bring into being, give rise to" (from prō- pro- entry 2 + gignere "to bring into being, beget, give birth to"), after genitor "father, parent, originator," going back to Indo-European ǵenh₁- "engender, beget" + -tor/-tōr, agent suffix, from which also Greek genétōr* "father, begetter, ancestor," Sanskrit janitar-, janitá "father, progenitor" — more at kin entry 1 Note: Alternatively genitor has been explained as a new formation based on genitus, past participle of gignere. The older and still somewhat more attractive view sees genitus as the new formation, based on the perfect genuī or on genitor itself, after the connection with the original verbal adjective (g)nātus (going back to zero-grade ǵn̥h₁-to-) became weakened. First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Medical Definition progenitor noun pro·gen·i·tor prō-ˈjen-ət-ər, prə- 1 : an ancestor of an individual in a direct line of descent along which some or all of the ancestral genes could theoretically have passed 2 : a biologically ancestral form progenitor noun as in ancestor* a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent the progenitors of today's Maya once ruled a mighty empire that stretched across much of Central America Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ancestor grandfather father forefather forebear primogenitor forebearer forbear grandmother predecessor ancestress ancestry patriarch matriarch antecessor grandsire antecedents sire foremother roots Antonyms & Near Antonyms descendant family progeny lineage offspring descendent children seed stock issue posterity successor son daughter heir inheritor scion See More
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progenitor

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