Etymology

genitor

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Today it means: a biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring. Full definition →

Middle English genitour ← Old French genitor ← Latin genitor
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ǵénh₁tōr
  2. Latin · derived fromgenitor
  3. Old French · derived fromgenitor
  4. Middle English · inherited fromgenitour
  5. English todaygenitor

From Middle English genitour, from Old French genitor, geneteur, from Latin genitor, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tōr; the Latin is also equivalent to genō + -tor.

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