progenitor
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From Middle English, from Middle English progeniteur (modern progéniteur), from Latin progenitor, from progenitus, the past participle of progignere 'to beget', itself from pro- 'forth' + gignere 'to beget'
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progenitor (plural progenitors)
- A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors
- An individual from whom one or more people (dyansty, tribe, nation...) are descended.
- Abraham alias Ibrahim is the progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples.
- (biology) An ancestral form of a species
- (figuratively) A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
- (figuratively) Someone who originates something.
- A founder
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any of a person's direct ancestors
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an individual from which (a) people(s) descend
a predecessor of something
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someone who originates something
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founder — see founder
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[edit] Spanish
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progenitor m. (feminine progenitora, plural progenitores)