filiation

filiation
[ˌfɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
  1. [mass noun]the fact of being or of being designated the child of a particular parent or parents
    为人子女
    relationships based on ties of filiation as opposed to marriage.
    建立在亲子关系而非婚姻基础上的关系。
    ■the manner in which a thing is related to another from which it is derived or descended in some respect
    由来,起源;来历
    the filiation of Old Norse manuscripts.
    古挪威人手稿的来历。
    ■[count noun]a branch of a society or language
    (团体、语言的)分支,派别
语源
  1. late Middle English: from French, from ecclesiastical and medieval Latin filiatio(n-), from Latin filius 'son', filia 'daughter'
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