Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

progenitiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-gen-i-tive-ness
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being progenitive (able to produce offspring).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English progenitive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English progenitiveness From progenitive + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does progenitiveness mean?
The state or quality of being progenitive (able to produce offspring).
Where does progenitiveness come from?
Etymology tree English progenitive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English progenitiveness From progenitive + -ness.

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