Word Network: ascendant

A record or study of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor.

To go up or climb; to rise to a higher level.

A sequence of species each of which is considered to have evolved from its predecessor.

The origin or background of a person; ancestry.

A person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.

A person, animal, or plant that is descended from a particular ancestor.