LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

prōgener

prōgener m (genitive prōgenerī)

Meaning

  1. grandson-in-law (granddaughter's husband)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōgenerprōgenerī
genitiveprōgenerīprōgenerōrum
dativeprōgenerōprōgenerīs
accusativeprōgenerumprōgenerōs
ablativeprōgenerōprōgenerīs
vocativeprōgenerprōgenerī

prō-gĕner, i, m.,
I. a granddaughter's husband: progenerum appellat avus neptis suae virum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 228 Müll.; cf.: socer dicitur uxoris meae pater: ego illius sum gener: socer magnus dicitur uxoris meae avus: ego sum illius progener. Item prosocrus mihi uxoris meae avia est: ego illius sum progener. Dig. 38, 10, 5; Suet. Aug. 19: nihil illi profuisset puer Agrippa et Tiberius progener, Sen. Ep. 21, 4; Tac. A. 6, 45; id. H. 5, 9.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōgener

Latin gener Latin prōgener From prō- + gener.

Quick answers

What does prōgener mean in Latin?
prōgener, a noun, means “grandson-in-law (granddaughter's husband)”.
What is the genitive of prōgener?
The genitive singular is prōgenerī. prōgener is masculine, second declension.
Where does prōgener come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōgener.