p 3 r 1 o 1 g 2 e 1 n 1 i 1 t 1 o 1 r 1
10 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an ancestor in the direct line
originFrom Middle English progenitour, from Anglo-Norman progenitour, Middle French progeniteur (Modern French progéniteur), and their etymon Latin prōgenitor, from prōgenitus, perfect participle of prōgignere (“to beget”), itself from prō- (“forth”) + gignere (“to beget”). By surface analysis, pro- (“prior, fore-”) + genitor.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
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- goopier 10
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- pongier 10
- porting 10
- pierrot 9
- pointer 9