precursor β a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor.
primogenitor β a first parent or earliest ancestor: Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of the human race.
progenitor β a biologically related ancestor: a progenitor of the species.
antecessor β a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
ancestor β Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
descent β A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
extraction β The action of taking out something, especially using effort or force.
genealogy β a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
heritage β something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition: a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.
lineage β the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
origin β something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
parentage β derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage: a man of distinguished parentage.
blood β Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body, which you can see if you cut yourself.
breed β A breed of a pet animal or farm animal is a particular type of it. For example, terriers are a breed of dog.
breeding β If someone says that a person has breeding, they mean that they think the person is from a good social background and has good manners.
derivation β The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
house β a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
kindred β a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
line β a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
pedigree β an ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry.
race β Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland.
source β any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
stock β a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
herald β (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
messenger β a person who carries a message or goes on an errand for another, especially as a matter of duty or business.
advertiser β An advertiser is a person or company that pays for a product, event, or job to be advertised in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster.
advocate β If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
announcer β An announcer is someone who introduces programmes on radio or television or who reads the text of a radio or television advertisement.
author β The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
envoy β A messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.
harbinger β a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
example β A thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule.
advertisement β An advertisement is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job.
announcement β An announcement is a statement made to the public or to the media which gives information about something that has happened or that will happen.
augury β An augury is a sign of what will happen in the future.
exemplar β A person or thing serving as a typical example or excellent model.
foretoken β a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.