Filiation /(?)/

Fil·i·a·tion

Filiation

n.
  1. The relationship of a son or child to a parent, esp. to a father.
    The relation of paternity and filiation.
  2. The assignment of a bastard child to some one as its father; affiliation. (Law)
  3. Descent from, or as if from, a parent; relationship like that of a son; as, to determine the filiation of a language.
  4. One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot; as, the filiations are from a common stock.