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Where does “neuroprogenitor” come from?

neuroprogenitor (English) comes from English progenitor, from Middle French progeniteur, from Latin progenitor, from Latin progenitus, from Latin progigno, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

neuroprogenitor (English): A neural progenitor cell

Definitions

  1. A neural progenitor cell

Ancestry of “neuroprogenitor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprogenitorA forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors;...
2Middle Frenchprogeniteurprogenitor
3Latinprogenitorancestor, progenitor
4Latinprogenitus—
5LatinprogignoI beget; I produce
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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