I.a forefather, ancestor, Hdt., attic; οἱ ἄνωθεν πρ. Plat.; ἐκ προγόνων, Lat. antiquitus, id=Plat.:— also of gods who are the authors or founders of a race; Ζεῦ πρόγονε Eur.; θεοὶ πρόγονοι Plat.:—metaph., πόνοι πρόγονοι πόνων troubles parents of troubles, Soph.
II.a child by a former marriage, i. e. one's step-son, Lat. privignus, Eur.: fem. a stepdaughter, Plut.