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
Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
When people think of Tiger Woods progeny on the golf course, everyone's minds immediately go to his son, Charlie.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Some images depict mothers as goddesses or warriors, ready to rise in righteous defense of their progeny.
—Seyward Darby, Vogue, 3 May 2025
Over the past decade, cartel-forward films and TV shows—Narcos, Sicario, Breaking Bad, and their progeny—have permeated both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
—Antón Barba-Kay, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Progeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/progeny. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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