progeny
noun
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The Lineage of Progeny
Progeny is the progeny of the Latin verb prōgignere, meaning "to beget." That Latin word is itself an offspring of the prefix pro-, meaning "forth," and gignere, which can mean "to beget" or "to bring forth." Gignere has produced a large family of English descendants, including benign (meaning "mild" or "harmless"), congenital (meaning "inherent"), engine, genius, germ, indigenous, ingenuous, and malign. Gignere even paired up with pro- again to produce a close relative of progeny: the noun progenitor can mean "an ancestor in the direct line," "a biologically ancestral form," or "a precursor or originator."
Examples of progeny in a Sentence
Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Like most of our other players, the pursuit of the throne doesn’t end well for her or many of her progeny.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 17 June 2024
Well, there's a group of Detroit dads that have been making moves for years; taking their kids to practices and tournaments all over; sitting in silence — sometimes for hours at a time — as their progeny test wits, strategy and skills against their opponents, and loving every minute of it.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 16 June 2024
The progeny are creating bigger problems as an invasive species that overwhelms native plants and is hard to eradicate.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Progeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/progeny. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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