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progenitor in Italian

progenitor in Italian is precursore, progenitore — progenitor means a direct ancestor of a person, such as a parent or grandparent.

progenitor in Italian

precursore
noun
progenitore
noun

What does "progenitor" mean?

  1. noun A direct ancestor of a person, such as a parent or grandparent.
  2. 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."
  3. noun An ancestral form of a species.
  4. 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 Italian?
"progenitor" in Italian is precursore, progenitore. progenitor means: A direct ancestor of a person, such as a parent or grandparent.
Are there other ways to say "progenitor" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 2 translations listed for "progenitor": precursore, progenitore.
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