progenitor
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pro·gen·i·tor
(prō-jĕn'ĭ-tər) 
n.
n.
- A direct ancestor. See synonyms at ancestor.
- An originator of a line of descent; a precursor.
- An originator; a founder: progenitors of the new music.
[Middle English progenitour, from Old French progeniteur, from Latin prōgenitor, from prōgenitus, past participle of prōgignere, to beget : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + gignere, gen-, to beget.]
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progenitor
noun
- A person from whom one is descended: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, father, forebear, forefather, foremother, mother, parent. Archaic predecessor. See kin, precede/follow.
- One that precedes, as in time: ancestor, antecedent, forerunner, precursor, predecessor. See precede/follow.
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progenitor
IN BRIEF: The source from which something develops. Also: Ancestor.
The progenitor of the idea of the computer came along long before the first computer was actually made.
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categories related to 'progenitor'
- Kinship and Ancestry - progenitor: forefather; ancestor in direct line
- Names and Relationships - progenitor: ancestor in direct blood line
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Progenitor
Nederlands (Dutch)
(directe)voorvader, biologische voorloper, voorganger
Français (French)
n. - père (sout), mère, auteur, père (d'un mouvement)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorfahre, Vorläufer
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γεννήτορας, πρόγονος
Italiano (Italian)
progenitore
Português (Portuguese)
n. - progenitor (m)
Русский (Russian)
прародитель, предшественник
Español (Spanish)
n. - progenitor
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (stam)fader, upphovsman, ursprung
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
祖先, 原著, 先辈
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 祖先, 原著, 先輩
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 先祖, 創始者, 先輩, 原本
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) منجب, مؤسس
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אב קדמון, מוליד, אב, יוצר (שיטה חדשה), מקור של עותק
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