Definizione monolingua

progenitor

progenitor (plural progenitors)

1. A forefather, any of a persons direct ancestors
2. An individual from whom one or more people (dyansty, tribe, nation...) are descended.

   Abraham alias Ibrahim is the progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples.

3. (biology) An ancestral form of a species
4. (figuratively) A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.

   ARPANET was the progenitor of the Internet.

5. (figuratively) Someone who originates something.
6. A founder

Definizione dizionario progenitor

antenato

avo

genitore

precursore

predecessore

progenitore

progenitore precursore

Altri significati:

An ancestral form of a species.

(figuratively) Someone who originates something.

a predecessor of something

One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any number of generations.

any of a person's direct ancestors

an ancestral form of a species

(figuratively) A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.

A founder

A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors

An individual from whom one or more people (dyansty, tribe, nation...) are descended.

senior (at work or school)

an individual from which (a) people(s) descend

someone who originates something

(biology) An ancestral form of a species