parentage
n.the fact of being a parent or the relationship between a child and their parents. It can also mean the origin or source of something.
n.the state or condition of being a parent; the relationship between a child and their biological or adoptive parents. Also refers to the origin or source of something, such as a tradition or a piece of art.
“The child's parentage was a mystery for many years.”
“The museum's collection includes several paintings whose parentage remains a subject of intense debate among art historians.”
“While the legal parentage of the heir was established through a formal adoption, the emotional bond with the biological family remained a significant source of tension throughout his life.”
“The plot twist – a feature of scholarly speculation since 1937, Harris’s afterword tells us – concerns the real parentage of the apparently low-born Agrippa.”
From Middle French, from Old French parentage.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.