2
parents(noun, agents, stocks, bases, connections)
2
pioneers(noun, precursors)
2
prototypes(noun, precursors)
2
root
2
sire
2
stock
2
strain(kind, group, line, house, family)
1
genealogy(noun, kind, group, line, house)
1
pedigree(noun, kind, group, line, house)
1
forerunners(noun, precursors)
1
lineages(noun, kinships)
1
apprentice
1
architect
1
artificer
1
precursors(noun, precursors)
1
antecedent
1
antecessors(noun, precursors)
1
associates
1
bases
1
beginner
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