progenitor
n. 祖先, 先辈, 原本 [医] 祖先, 祖代
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A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
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先祖
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A person from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation…) are descended.
Abraham, alias Ibrahim, is the presumed progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples.
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An ancestral form of a species.
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A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
比喻ARPANET was the progenitor of the Internet.
Are neural progenitor cells infected by Zika virus?
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Someone who originates something.
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A founder.
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From Middle English progenitour, from Anglo-Norman progenitour, Middle French progeniteur (Modern French progéniteur), and their etymon Latin prōgenitor, from prōgenitus, perfect participle of prōgignere (“to beget”), itself from prō- (“forth”) + gignere (“to beget”). By surface analysis, pro- (“prior, fore-”) + genitor.
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