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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
progenitor /prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪtə/

▶noun

1 an ancestor or parent.

2 the originator of an artistic, political, or intellectual movement.

– derivatives
progenitorial adjective.

– origin ME: from OFr. progeniteur, from L. progenitor, from progenit-, progignere ‘beget’, from pro- ‘forward’ + gignere ‘beget’.

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primogenitor - progeny

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