/
prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪtə/
n.
- an ancestor or parent.
- the originator of an artistic, political, or intellectual movement.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. progeniteur, from L. progenitor, from progenit-, progignere ‘beget’, from pro- ‘forward’ + gignere ‘beget’.
