| foremother(noun, kin, precede, predecessor) |
| antecessor(noun, precursor, predecessor) |
| foregoer(noun, predecessor) |
| origin(noun, person, cause, base, beginning) |
| precedent(noun, precursor) |
| source(noun, person, cause, base, beginning) |
| stock(cause, influence, connection, source, origin) |
| trailblazer(noun, precursor) |
| avant-garde(noun, precursor) |
| begetter(noun, person, relative, author, pop) |
| forebearer(noun, sign, relative, author, pop) |
| lineage(noun, kinship) |
| procreator(noun, person, relative, author, pop) |
| scout(noun, precursor) |
| ancestry(noun, cause, influence, line, base) |
| base(noun, cause, influence, source, derivation) |
| basis(noun, cause, source, derivation) |
| beginning(noun, cause, source, derivation) |
| blood(noun, line, stock, origin, descent) |
| elder(noun, person, head, boss, father) |