genitor

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genitor

/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪtə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

From Middle English genitour, from Old French genitor, geneteur, from Latin genitor, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tōr; the Latin is also equivalent to genō + -tor.

noun genitors

a biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.
a generator; an originator […]prophane legends (though termed by their Genitours and forefathers, Aureæ Legendæ, Golden Legends)[…]
in plural, obsolete The genitals The same[…]healeth all paine and swellings of the genitors or stones.

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genitor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/genitor

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@misc{genitor_2026,
  title = {genitor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/genitor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}