primogenitor

English

Etymology

Latin primus (“first”) + -o- + genitor (Latin genitor). Compare progenitor. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

primogenitor (plural primogenitors)

  1. An initial ancestor.

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