progenitor的词源

英文词源

progenitor (n.)

late 14c., from Anglo-French progenitour (mid-14c.), Old French progeniteur (14c.) and directly from Latin progenitor "ancestor, the founder of a family," agent noun from progenitus, past participle of progignere (see progeny). Related: Progenitive; progenital; progenitrix (c. 1600).

中文词源

progenitor：祖先

来自pro-,向前，朝向，-gen,生育，词源同gene,generate.-or,表施动。引申词义祖先。

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