I.born, descended, sprung from some one; of children or descendants.
I. Lit.: CORNELIVS LVCIVS SCIPIO BARBATVS GNAIVOD PATRE PROGNATVS, first Epitaph of the Scipios; SO, PROGNATVM PVBLIO, ninth Epitaph of the Scipios: corpore Tartarino (i. e. Chao) prognata Paluda virago (i. e. Minerva, Aër), Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 37 Müll. (Ann. v. 510 Vahl.): “Sosiam Davo prognatum patre,” Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 209: “a meo patre prognatus,” id. Men. 5, 9, 20: “bonis prognatam,” Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 65; Hor. S. 1, 6, 78; 1, 2, 70: “Romulus deo prognatus,” Liv. 1, 40.—As subst.: prōgnātus , i, m., a child, descendant (ante-class.): “parentes, Patria et prognati,” children, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 20: “Herculei prognati,” the descendants of Hercules, Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 46; cf.: “Tantalo prognatus, Pelope natus,” i. e. Atreus, grandson of Tantalus, Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26: “ex Cimbris Teutonisque prognati,” Caes. B. G. 2, 29: “Galli ab Dite patre prognati,” id. ib. 6, 18: Venere, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2: “Delphis prognatus Pythius Apollo,” Naev. Bell. Punic. 2, 20: “quali genere prognatus?” Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 35: “Castor gaudet equis, ovo prognatus eodem Pugnis,” Hor. S. 2, 1, 26.—
II. Transf., of plants, sprung or grown forth: “Peliaco quondam prognatae vertice pinus,” Cat. 64, 1: “harundines in palude prognatae,” Plin. 9, 16, 23, § 56.