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— English words —

• progenitor n. A forefather, any of a person’s direct ancestors.
• progenitor n. An individual from whom one or more people (Dynasty, tribe, nation...) are descended.
• progenitor n. (Biology) An ancestral form of a species.
• progenitor n. (Figuratively) A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
• progenitor n. (Figuratively) Someone who originates something.
• progenitor n. A founder.

— English words, defined in French —

• progenitor n. (Littéraire) Ancêtre, progéniteur.
• progenitor n. (Sens figuré) Auteur.

— English word, defined in Portuguese —

• progenitor s. Progenitor ¹.

— In Spanish —

• progenitor s. Ascendiente masculino directo e inmediato de un ser humano.
• progenitor s. Biología. Ser vivo que da origen a otro.

— In Portuguese —

• progenitor s. Ancestral distante.
• progenitor s. Avô.
• progenitor s. Pai.

32 English words from 6 English definitions

also ancestors ancestral any are Biology descended direct Dynasty especially Figuratively forefather form founder from individual model more nation of␣a one originates people person precursor predecessor Someone something species tribe who whom

6 English words from 8 foreign definitions

Ancestral Auteur Progenitor que Sens ser

19 foreign words from 8 foreign definitions

Ancêtre Ascendiente Avô Biología directo distante figuré humano inmediato Littéraire masculino origen otro Pai progéniteur Sens␣figuré ser␣humano Ser␣vivo vivo

6 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

progenitors progenitorial progenitor␣cell progenitorship progenitor␣cells progenitorships

4 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

neuroprogenitors oligoprogenitors osteoprogenitors chondroprogenitors

5 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

myoprogenitor neuroprogenitor oligoprogenitor osteoprogenitor chondroprogenitor

29 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

gen Gen GEN -gen /gen gen. Gen. genito- genitor Ito ITO nit pro Pro PRO pro- Pro. -pro- prog Prog PROG prog. rog Rog roge Rogen tor Tor TOR

15 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ego ego- gorp GORP -ine neg neg. orp rot ROT roti tin TIN tine Tine

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

troopering

6 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

coreporting co-reporting progenitors progenitour repromoting retroposing

9 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

pootering portering portioner protegrin protogine reporting reportion rerooting teporingo

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

progenitour

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