progenitor

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pɹəʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪ.tə/|/pɹəˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.tə/    美 /pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪ.tɚ/|/pɹəˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.tɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
  2. A person from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation…) are descended.
    — Abraham, alias Ibrahim, is the presumed 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. figuratively
    — ARPANET was the progenitor of the Internet.
  5. Someone who originates something. figuratively
  6. A founder.

词形变化

progenitors plural progenitour alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
chondroprogenitor legendary progenitor myoprogenitor neuroprogenitor oligoprogenitor osteoprogenitor progenitor cell progenitorial progenitorship progenitress
相关词
progenitive progeny

词源

From Middle English progenitour, from Anglo-Norman progenitour, Middle French progeniteur (Modern French progéniteur), and their etymon Latin prōgenitor, from prōgenitus, perfect participle of prōgignere (“to beget”), itself from prō- (“forth”) + gignere (“to beget”). By surface analysis, pro- (“prior, fore-”) + genitor.
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