3
foregoer(noun, origin, descent, background, antecedent)
3
grandsire
3
root
3
stock
2
ancestors
2
ancestry(noun, history)
2
beginner
2
fatherhood
2
forbear
2
foremother(noun, origin, kin, descent, background)
2
originator
2
paternity(noun, paternity)
2
source
1
ancestress
1
antecessor(noun, origin, descent, background, antecedent)
1
arch-father
1
author(noun, paternity)
1
engenderer(noun, paternity)
1
forefathers
1
maker(noun, paternity)
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