Progenitor and Source

Progenitor

Progenitor noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.

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Source and progenitor are semantically related. in originator topic. In some cases you can use "Source" instead a noun "Progenitor".

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

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Progenitor and source are semantically related. You can use "Progenitor" instead a noun "Source".

known	known progenitor	known source
common	common progenitor	common source
original	original progenitor	original source
likely	likely progenitor	likely source
Other adjectives: real, massive, important, new, apparent, genetic.

For example, "Great Hyne" is mentioned as their progenitor and source of their powers, but you never learn who exactly that was, save for some legends told by NPC you're likely to miss.

Source: Cryptic Background Reference
There was an attempt to justify this: A progenitor species seeded thousands of Minshara Class (M-Class) Planets with a common genetic source code, leading to parallel developments on many worlds.

Source: SpaceX
Eventually we learn that the tree was originally the progenitor and life source of Eiru and An's people, but after warfare destroyed the population down to only the two survivors, the Makaiju began to die and Eiru and An had no idea of how to restore it.

Source: World Tree

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