Ancestor

Relative who lived before someone else in a family line.

forebear progenitor

An ancestor is a forefather or relative who lived before someone else in a family line.

/ˈænsestər/

From Old French ancestre, from Latin ancestor 'grandfather, forefather', from antecessor 'one who comes before'.

progenitor forebear predecessor

relative predecessor

grandparent great-grandparent

family tree genealogy

genealogical social construct