progenitor in French
progenitor in French is ancètre, auteur, patriarche — progenitor means a direct ancestor of a person, such as a parent or grandparent.
progenitor in French
ancètre
auteur
patriarche
précurseur
What does "progenitor" mean?
- noun A direct ancestor of a person, such as a parent or grandparent.
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noun The original person that a family, tribe or nation traces its line back to.
"Abraham, alias Ibrahim, is the presumed progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples."
- noun An ancestral form of a species.
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noun An earlier form or version that something else later developed from.
"Are neural progenitor cells infected by Zika virus?"
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progenitor in a sentence
- Abraham, alias Ibrahim, is the presumed progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples.
- Are neural progenitor cells infected by Zika virus?
- ARPANET was the progenitor of the Internet.
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What is "progenitor" in French?
"progenitor" in French is ancètre, auteur, patriarche. progenitor means: A direct ancestor of a person, such as a parent or grandparent.
Are there other ways to say "progenitor" in French?
Yes — French has 4 translations listed for "progenitor": ancètre, auteur, patriarche, précurseur.
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