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precursor(noun, person, precede, antecedent)
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ancestor(noun, person, cause, influence, connection)
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forefather(noun, kin, precede, ancestor)
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predecessor(noun, person, sign, kin, pop)
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origin(noun, person, cause, base, beginning)
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creator(noun, person, cause, base, beginning)
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founder
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originator
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procreator(noun, person, relative, author, pop)
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sire(noun, paternity)
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source(noun, person, cause, base, beginning)
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forebearer(noun, sign, relative, author, pop)
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child-bearer
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APASmart Define. (2016). progenitor thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/progenitor/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "progenitor thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/progenitor/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, progenitor thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/progenitor/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "progenitor thesaurus" 29 February 2016. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/progenitor/thesaurus/synonyms>