| predecessor(noun, kin, someone, something, precede) |
| ancestor(noun, kin, precede, precursor, predecessor) |
| precursor(noun, origin, descent, something, background) |
| progenitor(noun, origin, kin, descent, background) |
| forefather(noun, origin, kin, descent, background) |
| forerunner(noun, origin, descent, background, precursor) |
| father(noun, kin, precede, paternity) |
| primogenitor(noun, origin, descent, background, antecedent) |
| parent(noun, kin, precede, paternity, forefather) |
| antecedent(noun, origin, kin, descent, background) |
| sire(noun, paternity, forefather) |
| founder(noun, precursor, antecedent, paternity, forefather) |
| ascendant(noun, kin, precede, antecedent, forefather) |
| forbear |
| harbinger(noun, precursor) |
| grandfather |
| stock |
| trailblazer(noun, precursor) |
| antecessor(noun, origin, descent, background, precursor) |
| avant-garde(noun, precursor) |