progenitor

Meaning of progenitor

noun
  1. A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
  2. An individual from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation...) are descended.
    Abraham alias Ibrahim is the progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples.
  3. An ancestral form of a species.
  4. A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
    ARPANET was the progenitor of the Internet.
  5. Someone who originates something.
  6. A founder.

Information about progenitor

Hyphenation of progenitor

pro-gen-i-tor

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
  • progenitor is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

progenitor synonyms

Meaning primogenitor:

primogenitor

Meaning :

ancestor, forefather

Translation of progenitor

Words that rhyme with progenitor

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