| precursor(noun, person, something, precede, precursor) |
| predecessor(noun, person, fake, copy, model) |
| forefather(noun, kin, precede, predecessor) |
| progenitor(noun, person, cause, influence, connection) |
| forebear(noun, origin, kin, descent, precede) |
| parent(noun, person, cause, influence, base) |
| forerunner(noun, person, herald, precede, precursor) |
| antecedent(noun, adjective, person, fake, copy) |
| father(noun, kin, precede, kinship, children) |
| primogenitor(noun, predecessor, forefather) |
| prototype(noun, original, example, precursor, forerunner) |
| ascendant(noun, kin, precede, predecessor, forefather) |
| sire(noun, father, paternity, forefather) |
| ascendent |
| root(noun, person, cause, source, derivation) |
| harbinger(noun, precursor) |
| founder(noun, precursor, predecessor, forefather) |
| grandfather(noun, paternity, grandsire) |
| dad(noun, person, individual, pop, antecedent) |
| pioneer(noun, precursor) |