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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Progenitor #145967 08/04/2005 4:53 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA A progenitor is a forefather, an ancestor, one who begets. There is not a lot of begetting going on in cloning. The "gen" in progenitor is the same "gen" as in genitalia and there ain't no genitalia involved in cloning. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Snuppy Father Steve 08/04/2005 12:19 AM Re: Snuppy plutarch 08/04/2005 12:27 AM Re: Snuppy johnjohn 08/04/2005 4:44 AM Progenitor Father Steve 08/04/2005 4:53 AM Re: Progenitor Jomama 08/04/2005 6:02 AM Re: gen maverick 08/04/2005 8:36 AM Re: Progenitor of troy 08/04/2005 10:03 AM Re: Progenitor Saranita 08/05/2005 2:36 PM Re: Progenitor Jackie 08/05/2005 3:30 PM Re: Progenitor Father Steve 08/05/2005 4:56 PM Re: Progenitor Jackie 08/05/2005 6:06 PM Re: Progenitor Father Steve 08/05/2005 7:52 PM Re: Snuppy tsuwm 08/04/2005 1:17 PM Re: Snuppy Jackie 08/04/2005 2:06 PM Re: Snuppy Churl Pat 08/04/2005 3:16 PM Re: Snuppy Zed 08/04/2005 10:48 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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