8
root(noun, cause, word)
2
ascendant
2
beginning
2
bud(noun, cause)
2
egg(noun, cause)
2
embryo(noun, cause)
2
stem(noun, cause)
1
ancestor
1
antecedent
1
ascendent
1
base
1
cognate
1
derivation
1
derivative
1
doublet
1
etym
1
gemmule
1
germ(noun, cause)
1
nucleus(noun, cause)
1
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