progenitive

Examples

• All

• Legends spoke of a noble progenitive who founded the village centuries ago.

• Many cultures honor their progenitives in annual ceremonies.

• The family honored their ancient progenitive during the annual reunion.

• The progenitive lineage of the royal family is fascinating.

• The family honored their ancient progenitive during the annual reunion.

• Legends spoke of a noble progenitive who founded the village centuries ago.

• They traced their heritage to a progenitive who crossed the sea long ago.

Synonyms

A

ancestor

vsprogenitive

419 2.4

A person in your family who lived long ago before your grandparents

is a more archaic or literary form of that same family relation

P

progenitor

vsprogenitive

12 8.2

An early ancestor who starts a family line or idea

is a general archaic term for any parent or earlier relative

A

antecedent

vsprogenitive

2 7.4

A person in your family who lived before you, like a great-grandparent

is the more archaic or literary way to name that relation

A

ascendant

vsprogenitive

1 8.9

A family member who lived before you, for example a grandparent

is used similarly but with older or more literary flavor

F

forbearer

vsprogenitive

1 7.9

A person in your family who lived many generations before you

is the older stylistic label often used in literary texts

F

foreparent

vsprogenitive

1 9.3

A person in your family from long ago, like a grandparent

is the archaic literary label for such earlier family members

A

ancestress

vsprogenitive

1 8.4

A woman in your family who lived many generations ago

is the archaic literary term that can mean the same female relation

G

genitor

vsprogenitive

• Specialized

9.9

A person who is a child's birth father or mother

is a literary or old word covering both parents and ancestors

P

procreant

vsprogenitive

• Archaic

9.9

A person or animal that has young

is the older term used more for ancestors than active reproducers

G

generatrix

vsprogenitive

• Archaic

9.9

A woman who starts a family line

is the broader old word covering parents or ancestors of either sex

P

primogenitor

vsprogenitive

• Formal

9.9

An early relative in the direct family line, like a great-grandparent

is a general archaic term for parent or ancestor, not only first known

Surface Forms

Etymology