Where does “oligoprogenitor” come from?

oligoprogenitor (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.

oligoprogenitor (English): One of a small number of progenitors

Definitions

  1. One of a small number of progenitors

Ancestry of “oligoprogenitor”, step by step

oligoprogenitor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English progenitor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprogenitorA forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors;...
2Middle Frenchprogeniteurprogenitor
3Latinprogenitorancestor, progenitor
4Latinprogenitus
5LatinprogignoI beget; I produce
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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

via English oligo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisholigoAn oligonucleotide
2EnglisholigonucleotideA short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs
3EnglishnucleotideThe monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer...
4Englishnucleo-Forming words pertaining to nuclei
5Latinnū̆cleus(small) nut
6Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
7Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
8Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
9Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
10Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-