Word: progenitress
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
gen
i
tress
Definition: a female progenitor; an ancestor in the direct line
Morphemes:
Affix: progenitor
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pro-
Language: la
Decoded: pro-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: prior, fore-
Affix: gignō
Language: la
Decoded: gigno
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I am born, I am begotten, I am engendered, I am produced, etc.
Affix: -tor
Language: la
Decoded: -tor
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; used to form a masculine agent noun
Affix: -ess
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix appended to words to make a female form.Examples.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισσα
Language: grc
Decoded: -issa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension