Filiation
Filiation , noun
[Late Latin filiatio, from Latin filius son: compare French filiation. See Filial.]
1.
The relationship of a son or child to a parent, esp. to a father.
The relation of paternity and filiation.
2.
(Law) The assignment of a bastard child to some one as its father; affiliation. — Smart
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.