primogenitor
primogenitor · primogenitors
An initial ancestorAn initial ancestor.
Meaning
1 sensesAn initial ancestor.
an ancestor in the direct line
Origin
From Latin primus (“first”) + -o- + genitor (Latin genitor). Compare progenitor.From Latin primus (“first”) + -o- + genitor (Latin genitor). Compare progenitor.
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Forms
plural: primogenitors| Singular | primogenitor |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an ancestor in the direct line:progenitor
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedprimogenitoral
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.