Where does “progenate” come from?
progenate (English) comes from English progeny, from Old French progenie, from Latin prōgeniēs, from Latin progigno, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
progenate (English): To have children; A progenitor; a direct ancestor
Definitions
- To have children; A progenitor; a direct ancestor
Ancestry of “progenate”, step by step
progenate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English progeny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | progeny | Offspring or descendants considered as a group;... |
| 2 | Old French | progenie | — |
| 3 | Latin | prōgeniēs | race, family, progeny, lineage, descent |
| 4 | Latin | progigno | I beget; I produce |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ate | simple past tense of eat; past participle of eat |
| 2 | Middle English | et | — |
| 3 | Old English | æt | eating; at a certain place; at a certain time |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | āt | name |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |