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progenitrix

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-gen-i-trix
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female progenitor, a foremother, any of a person's direct female ancestors (ancestresses).

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin prōgenitrīx. By surface analysis, progenitor + -trix.

Inflected Forms

progenitrices (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

progenitor

Synonyms

ancestress foremother

Questions

What does progenitrix mean?
A female progenitor, a foremother, any of a person's direct female ancestors (ancestresses).
Where does progenitrix come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin prōgenitrīx. By surface analysis, progenitor + -trix.

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