English → Latin
“progeny” in Latin
prōgeniēsrace, family, progeny, lineage, descentlīberfree, independent, unrestricted, unchecked, unrestrained, licentious; freeman, freewoman; open (not decided or settled)nātusson; childrenposterusfollowing, next, coming after; inferiorposteritāsfuture time; posterity; offspring, future generations
The English word progeny itself goes back to Latin gignō, through prōgeniēs.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
progeny
progenies (☞ proles is poetical; prosapia obsolate): liberi, nati, plur., (children): posteri, plur.; posteritas (posterity).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for progeny?
- The usual Latin words for “progeny” are prōgeniēs, līber, nātus; also posterus, posteritās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.