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

  1. The act of progenating

Ancestry of “progenation”, step by step

progenation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English progenate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprogenateTo have children; A progenitor; a direct ancestor
2EnglishprogenyOffspring or descendants considered as a group;...
3Old Frenchprogenie
4Latinprōgeniēsrace, family, progeny, lineage, descent
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 Ion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIonSon of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people
2RomanianIonJohn
3Frenchionion
4EnglishionAn atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical...
5EnglishanionA negatively charged ion
6Ancient Greekἀνιόνgoing up
7Ancient Greekἄνειμιgo up
8Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
9Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-
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