předchůdce znamená v angličtina

antecedent [antecedents]▼(any thing that precedes another thing)
noun
[UK: ˌæn.tɪ.ˈsiːdnt] [US: ˌæn.tə.ˈsiː.dənt]

forerunner [forerunners]▼(precursor, harbinger)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.rʌ.nə(r)] [US: ˈfɔˌrə.nər]

precursor [precursors]▼(forerunner, predecessor)
noun
[UK: ˌpriːˈk.ɜː.sə(r)] [US: priˈk.ɝː.sər]

predecessor [predecessors]▼(one who precedes)
noun
[UK: ˈpriː.dɪ.se.sə(r)] [US: ˈpre.də.ˌse.sər]

progenitor [progenitors]▼(a predecessor of something)
noun
[UK: prəʊ.ˈdʒe.nɪ.tə(r)] [US: proʊ.ˈdʒe.nɪ.tə(r)]