Definition von „progenitor“ auf Englisch

noun

1. A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.

2. A person from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation…) are descended.

   • Abraham, alias Ibrahim, is the presumed progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples.

3. (biology) An ancestral form of a species.

4. (figuratively) A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.

   • ARPANET was the progenitor of the Internet.
   • Are neural progenitor cells infected by Zika virus?

5. (figuratively) Someone who originates something.

6. A founder.