Progenitor vs Originator - What's the difference?
progenitor | originator | Related terms |
A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
An individual from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation...) are descended.
(biology) An ancestral form of a species
(figuratively) A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
(figuratively) Someone who originates something.
A founder.
Progenitor is a related term of originator.
As nouns the difference between progenitor and originator
is that progenitor is a forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors while originator is someone who originates, creates or founds something.progenitor
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Alternative forms
* progenitour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- ''Abraham alias Ibrahim is the progenitor of both the Jewish and Arab peoples.
- was the progenitor of the Internet.