A parent, father, or someone who produces or generates something; an originator or creator.
From Latin 'genitor' meaning father or parent, derived from 'gignere' (to beget, generate). The word has been used since ancient Rome to refer to one's father or progenitor.
This old Latin word for 'father' lives on today in English, but it sounds so formal and ancient that most people use 'parent' instead—yet it's still hiding in words like 'generator' and 'genetics'!
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