Where does “progenerare” come from?
progenerare (Latin) comes from Latin generare, from Latin genero, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
progenerare (Latin): to beget
Definitions
- to beget
Ancestry of “progenerare”, step by step
progenerare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin generare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | generare | present active infinitive of generō;... |
| 2 | Latin | genero | I bring to life, I confer life upon: I beget, I... |
| 3 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Latin pro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |