primogenitor

Definitions

primo- (first) + genit- (from gignere/genitus, 'to beget, produce') + -or (one who) = 'the first begetter.' A primogenitor is the one who came first and produced all the descendants — the founding ancestor of a line. (Related: primogeniture, the right of the firstborn to inherit.)

Common Collocations

• 1.common primogenitor共同始祖
• 2.distant primogenitor远祖

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Legend names him as the primogenitor of the royal house.

• 2.

  All the clans claim descent from a single primogenitor.