progenitor

• Nom désignant un ancêtre direct, le fondateur ou l'origine d'une lignée, d'une espèce ou d'une idée.

A noun referring to a direct ancestor, originator, or founder of a particular line, species, or idea.

1. Ancestor or forefatherC2formal

   A person from whom someone is descended; a direct ancestor.

   Ancêtre direct

   • The progenitor of the family line was a famous explorer.
   • Geneticists study the DNA of early human progenitors.
   • He traced his lineage back to a common progenitor in the 17th century.

   Synonymesancestorantecedentforebearforefather

2. Originator or founderC2formal

   A person or thing that originates or establishes something, such as an idea, movement, or organization.

   Initiateur, fondateur

   • She is considered the progenitor of modern feminist theory.
   • The ancient Greeks were the progenitors of Western philosophy.
   • This machine is the progenitor of all modern computers.

   Synonymesarchitectbegettercreatorfatherfounderinitiatorinventororiginatorpioneersource

   Antonymesadherentcopyistderivativediscipleemulatorfollowerimitatorsuccessor