A protograph (“original manuscript of a text from which all further copies derive”).
A character, object, or story that is based on a known character, object, or story.
An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype.
An ideal example of something; a quintessence.
According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung: a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.
To depict as, model using, or otherwise associate an object or subject with an archetype.
An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.
A ridgeling.
A newly designed garment released by a fashion designer as part of a collection.
A person with a unique and interesting personality or creative talent.
Pioneering.
First in a series of copies or versions.
Having a specified place or time as its origin.
Fresh, different.
Newly created.
Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.