LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

prōgignō

prōgignō (present infinitive prōgignere, perfect active prōgenuī, supine prōgenitum)
Classical[proːˈɡɪŋ.noː]Ecclesiastical[proˈd͡ʒiɲ.ɲo]

Meaning

  1. to beget
  2. to produce

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.prōgignōprōgignēbamprōgignamprōgenuīprōgenueramprōgenuerō
2nd sg.prōgignisprōgignēbāsprōgignēsprōgenuistīprōgenuerāsprōgenueris
3rd sg.prōgignitprōgignēbatprōgignetprōgenuitprōgenueratprōgenuerit
1st pl.prōgignimusprōgignēbāmusprōgignēmusprōgenuimusprōgenuerāmusprōgenuerimus
2nd pl.prōgignitisprōgignēbātisprōgignētisprōgenuistisprōgenuerātisprōgenueritis
3rd pl.prōgignuntprōgignēbantprōgignentprōgenuērunt
prōgenuēre		prōgenuerantprōgenuerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.prōgignamprōgigneremprōgenuerimprōgenuissem
2nd sg.prōgignāsprōgignerēsprōgenuerīsprōgenuissēs
3rd sg.prōgignatprōgigneretprōgenueritprōgenuisset
1st pl.prōgignāmusprōgignerēmusprōgenuerīmusprōgenuissēmus
2nd pl.prōgignātisprōgignerētisprōgenuerītisprōgenuissētis
3rd pl.prōgignantprōgignerentprōgenuerintprōgenuissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.prōgignorprōgignēbarprōgignar
2nd sg.prōgigneris
prōgignere		prōgignēbāris
prōgignēbāre		prōgignēris
prōgignēre
3rd sg.prōgigniturprōgignēbāturprōgignētur
1st pl.prōgignimurprōgignēbāmurprōgignēmur
2nd pl.prōgigniminīprōgignēbāminīprōgignēminī
3rd pl.prōgignunturprōgignēbanturprōgignentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.prōgignarprōgignerer
2nd sg.prōgignāris
prōgignāre		prōgignerēris
prōgignerēre
3rd sg.prōgignāturprōgignerētur
1st pl.prōgignāmurprōgignerēmur
2nd pl.prōgignāminīprōgignerēminī
3rd pl.prōgignanturprōgignerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.prōgigneprōgignere
pres. 2nd pl.prōgigniteprōgigniminī
fut. 2nd sg.prōgignitōprōgignitor
fut. 3rd sg.prōgignitōprōgignitor
fut. 2nd pl.prōgignitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.prōgignuntōprōgignuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveprōgignereprōgignī
perfect infinitiveprōgenuisseprōgenitum esse
future infinitiveprōgenitūrum esseprōgenitum īrī
present participleprōgignēns—
perfect participle—prōgenitus
future participleprōgenitūrusprōgignendus
prōgignundus, prōgignenda, prōgignendā, prōgignendae, prōgignendam, prōgignendārum, prōgignendās, prōgignende, prōgignendīs, prōgignendōrum, prōgignendōs
gerundprōgignendī, prōgignendō, prōgignendumsupineprōgenitum, prōgenitū

prō-gigno, gĕnŭi, gĕnĭtum, 3, v. a.,
I. to beget, bear, bring forth, produce (rare but class.): neque natus est neque progignetur, Plaut. True. 4, 1, 1: in seminibus vis inest earum rerum, quae ex iis progignuntur, Cic. Div. 1, 56, 128: illam terra parens Progenuit, Verg. A. 4, 180: te saevae progenuere ferae, Ov. H. 7, 38: sensum progignere acerbum, Lucr. 4, 670: novos motus rerum, id. 2, 81: quia nolebam ex me morem progigni malum, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 77; v. Ritschl ad h. l.: Eurotae progignunt flumina myrtus, Cat. 64, 89.

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. Latinprōgignō

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

In English words that came into English from prōgignō

  • progenitorprōgenitor
  • progenyprōgeniēs
  • progenitalprōgignō

Quick answers

What does prōgignō mean in Latin?
prōgignō, a verb, means “to beget; to produce”.
What are the principal parts of prōgignō?
prōgignō, prōgignere, prōgenuī, prōgenitum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce prōgignō?
In classical Latin, [proːˈɡɪŋ.noː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈd͡ʒiɲ.ɲo].
Where does prōgignō 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 prōgignō.
Which English words come from prōgignō?
English words that go back to Latin prōgignō include progenital, progenitor and progeny.