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   progenitor

   /prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪtə/

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent: "his children were the progenitors of many of Scotland's noble families" Similar ancestorforefatherforebearparentarchaic:begetterrare:primogenitorprocreatorstirps
   • ▪ a person who originates a cultural or intellectual movement: "the progenitor of modern jazz" Similar originatorfounderinstigatorsourceforerunnerpredecessorprecursorantecedent

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French progeniteur, from Latin progenitor, from progenit- ‘begotten’, from the verb progignere, from pro- ‘forward’ + gignere ‘beget’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. progenitorial adjective
   • 2. progenitorship noun

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