[ ˌfɪlɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n ]
■ noun
1》 the fact of being the child of a particular parent or parents.
2》 the relation of one thing to another from which it is derived or descended.
Origin
ME: from Fr., from eccles. and med. L. filiatio(n-) , from L. filius 'son', filia 'daughter'.