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prō-gnātus, a, um, Part. [gnatus, natus, from nascor], 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.