70 entries under derivation topic. ×

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progenitor(noun, person, cause, influence, connection)
21
parent(noun, person, cause, influence, base)
9
root(noun, person, cause, source)
4
origin(noun, person, cause, base, beginning)
4
source(noun, person, cause, base, beginning)
2
base(noun, cause, influence, source)
2
basis(noun, cause, source)
2
beginning(noun, cause, source)
2
starting point(expression, cause, source)
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alpha(cause, source)
1
creator(noun, person, cause, base, head)
1
egg(cause, influence, connection, source)
1
embryo(cause, influence, connection, source)
1
fountain(cause, influence, connection, source)
1
generator(cause, influence, connection, source)
1
germ(cause, influence, connection, source)
1
nucleus(cause, influence, connection, source)
1
provenience(noun, cause, influence, source, origin)
1
roots(cause, influence, connection, source)
1
seed(cause, influence, connection, source)
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APASmart Define. (2015). ancestor thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/ancestor/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "ancestor thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/ancestor/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, ancestor thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/ancestor/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "ancestor thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/ancestor/thesaurus/synonyms>