genitor

English

/ˈdʒɛnɪtə(ɹ)/

noun
Definitions
  • a biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.
  • a generator; an originator
  • (obsolete) The genitals

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin genitor (parent, father) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵenh₁-

Gloss

produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear

Concept
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Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

産

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