Where does “primogeniture” come from?
Primogeniture comes from Latin primogenitura, formed from Latin primus and Latin genitura, which derives from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-, meaning to beget or produce.
primogeniture (English): The state of being the firstborn of the children...
Definitions
- The state of being the firstborn of the children...
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