protogenaladj.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈtɒdʒᵻnl/, U.S.

/proʊˈtɑdʒən(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πρωτογενής , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: Irregularly < ancient Greek πρωτογενής first-born, primeval (see Protogenes n.) + -al suffix¹.A more etymological form would be *protogeneal (compare protogeneous adj.).

rare.

That is created or formed first; primitive, primordial.

ΚΠ

1868 R. Owen On Anat. Vertebr. III. 817 Sarcode or the ‘Protogenal’ jelly-speck.

1919 W. E. Ritter Unity of Organism I. i. 2 That protogenal book on zoology, On the Parts of Animals, by Aristotle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	protogenal
释义	protogenaladj. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈtɒdʒᵻnl/, U.S. /proʊˈtɑdʒən(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πρωτογενής , -al suffix¹. Etymology: Irregularly < ancient Greek πρωτογενής first-born, primeval (see Protogenes n.) + -al suffix¹.A more etymological form would be protogeneal (compare protogeneous adj.). rare. That is created or formed first; primitive, primordial. ΚΠ 1868 R. Owen On Anat. Vertebr.* III. 817 Sarcode or the ‘Protogenal’ jelly-speck. 1919 W. E. Ritter Unity of Organism I. i. 2 That protogenal book on zoology, On the Parts of Animals, by Aristotle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1868
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