LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

prōgenitor

prōgenitor m (genitive prōgenitōris)
Classical[proːˈɡɛ.nɪ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[proˈd͡ʒɛː.ni.tor]

Meaning

  1. rareancestor, progenitor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōgenitorprōgenitōrēs
genitiveprōgenitōrisprōgenitōrum
dativeprōgenitōrīprōgenitōribus
accusativeprōgenitōremprōgenitōrēs
ablativeprōgenitōreprōgenitōribus
vocativeprōgenitorprōgenitōrēs

prōgĕnĭtor, ōris, m. id.,
I. the founder of a family, an ancestor, progenitor (very rare; not in Cic. or Cæs.): si tui veretur te progenitoris, Att. ap. Non. 497, 2: Eurysthenes progenitor majorum suorum, Nep. Ages. 7, 4: deūm, Val. Soran. ap. Aug. Civ. Dei, 7, 11; Ov. M. 11, 319; plur., Isid. Orig. 9, 6, 22; Vulg. 2 Tim. 1, 3.

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. Latinprōgenitor

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁etider. Proto-Italic Latin gignō Latin prōgignō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin prōgenitor From prōgignō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanprogenitor
  • Italianprogenitore
  • Frenchprogéniteurfrom Middle French progeniteur
  • Englishprogenitorfrom Middle French progeniteur
  • Portugueseprogenitor
  • Spanishprogenitor
  • Galicianproxenitor

Quick answers

What does prōgenitor mean in Latin?
prōgenitor, a noun, means “ancestor, progenitor”.
What is the genitive of prōgenitor?
The genitive singular is prōgenitōris. prōgenitor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prōgenitor?
In classical Latin, [proːˈɡɛ.nɪ.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈd͡ʒɛː.ni.tor].
Where does prōgenitor 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 prōgenitor.