progenitor
/prəʊˈdʒenɪtə(r)/noun
1- a person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent（人, 动物, 植物）祖先：
his sons and daughters were the progenitors of many of Scotland's leading noble families.
他的子女是苏格兰许多显赫贵族家庭的祖先。
1.1
- a person who originates an artistic, political, or intellectual movement（艺术, 政治, 学术活动的）创始人, 先驱：
the progenitor of modern jazz.
现代爵士乐的始祖。
派生词
progenitorial
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French progeniteur,from Latin progenitor,from progenit- 'begotten'，from the verb progignere,from pro- 'forward'+gignere 'beget'.