Origin and Precursor

Origin

Origin noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Precursor and origin are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precursor" instead a noun "Origin".

Precursor noun - One that announces or indicates the later arrival of another.

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Origin and precursor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Origin" instead a noun "Precursor".

Nearby Word: precursory

human	human origin	human precursor
clear	clear origin	clear precursor
natural	natural origin	natural precursor
alien	alien origin	alien precursor
Other adjectives: original, likely, ancient, possible, fictional, western, technological, Egyptian.

The Looney Tunes Wartime Cartoon Plane Daffy features a seductive Nazi spy pigeon named Hatta Mari (who, despite the origin of her name, didn't look like her and was said to be a precursor to what Jayne Mansfield would look like in real life).

Source: Useful Notes / Mata Hari
For Want of a Nail: The origin of the parallel realities is the decision Kazuki's father makes when he's told to get rid of the Precursor artifacts found at a construction site.

Source: Anime / Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure
In Star Control II, the massive galaxy-dominating battleship was a repurposed artifact from The Precursors; most of the ultra-powerful devices are Precursor in origin.

Source: Older Is Better

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