filiation
英 [,fɪlɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,fɪlɪ'eʃən]
- n. 父子关系；起源；私生子父亲之鉴定；分支
英文词源
- 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.