Ancestor

"Ancestor" in Latin

ava

(one from whom a person is descended)

avus

(one from whom a person is descended)

progenitor

(one from whom a person is descended)

progenitor

(an earlier type)

progenitrix

(one from whom a person is descended)

progenitrix

(an earlier type)

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