lineage
//ˈlɪn.i.ɪdʒ//
Noun
lineageSingular
lineagesPlural
1
Direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.
She traced her lineage back to a famous samurai family.
2
A sequence of species each of which is considered to have evolved from its predecessor.
Scientists traced the evolutionary lineage of modern birds back to dinosaurs.