primogenitor

pri·mo·gen·i·tor  (prm-jn-tr)

n.

1. The earliest ancestor.

2. An ancestor or forebear.

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[Late Latin prmgenitor : Latin prm, at first (from prmus, first; see per¹ in Indo-European roots) + Latin genitor, begetter (from genitus, past participle of gignere, to beget; see gen- in Indo-European roots).]

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primogenitor [ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒɛnɪtə]

n

1. a forefather; ancestor

2. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) an earliest parent or ancestor, as of a race

[alteration of progenitor after primogeniture]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

primogenitor - an ancestor in the direct line       progenitor ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) genitor - a natural father or mother

Translations

primogenitor

n (= ancestor) → Ahn(e) m, → Vorfahr m; (= first ancestor) → Urahn(e) m, → Stammvater m