descendency
Traced ancestral connection
Descendency is the state or condition of being descended from a particular ancestor or lineage.
The word overlaps almost entirely with *descent* and *descendancy*, and appears rarely.
She traced her descendency from colonial settlers.
Descent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
ancestry · forebears · progenitors · ancestors · dynasty · family · clan · tribe
lineage
Descent from progenitors
heritage · ancestry · forebears · progenitors · ancestors · dynasty · family · clan · tribe · house
deterioration
Process of declining quality
- degradationDecline in condition
- downfallSudden loss of power
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
diminution · downturn · ebb · wane · decay · drop · slump · weakening · atrophy · retrogression
descendencyancestry
Family line of descent
ascendancy · forebears · pedigree · parentage · extraction
descendencyorigin
Starting point or source
source · rootage · provenance · derivation · fountainhead