filiation

英 [,fɪlɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [,fɪlɪ'eʃən]

filiation (n.): 1520s, "process of becoming, or state of being, a son," from French filiation, from Medieval Latin filiationem (nominative filiatio), noun of action from past participle stem of filiare "to have a child," from Latin filius/filia "son/daughter" (see filial). As "relationship of a son or daughter to a parent" (correlative of paternity) from 1794.