Where does “progenation” come from?
progenation (English) comes from English progenate, 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- — passed , crossed.
progenation (English): The act of progenating
Definitions
- The act of progenating
Ancestry of “progenation”, step by step
progenation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English progenate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | progenate | To have children; A progenitor; a direct ancestor |
| 2 | English | progeny | Offspring or descendants considered as a group;... |
| 3 | Old French | progenie | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōgeniēs | race, family, progeny, lineage, descent |
| 5 | Latin | progigno | I beget; I produce |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Ion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ion | Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people |
| 2 | Romanian | Ion | John |
| 3 | French | ion | ion |
| 4 | English | ion | An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical... |
| 5 | English | anion | A negatively charged ion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνιόν | going up |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄνειμι | go up |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | up, upon |