progenitor
- Noun. A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
- Noun. An individual from whom one or more people (dyansty, tribe, nation...) are descended.
- Noun. (biology) An ancestral form of a species.
- Noun. (figuratively) A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
- Noun. (figuratively) Someone who originates something.
- Noun. A founder.
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