antecedent Synonyms

ascendant ascendent forerunner root foregoing forebear previous prior forefather progenitor precedent predecessor precursor ancestor prefrontal preliminary preludial propaedeutic proleptical proleptic introductive preparatory proemial prodromus prodrome presager prevenient primogenial primogenitor prototype quondam referent provenience one-time forebearer foreshadower pre-existent premedical roots pre-existing root word family tree earlier rootstock significate source supra vaunt-courier whilom yore