English Explanatory Dictionary

primogenitor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An initial ancestor.

Word forms

primogenitor primogenitors

Etymology

From Latin primus (“first”) + -o- + genitor (Latin genitor). Compare progenitor.

Derived words

primogenitoral
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