descents
de-scents
noun
The origins or lineage of individuals or groups.
"People of various descents live here."
noun
Acts of moving or falling downwards from a higher place.
"The pilots practised steep descents."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: declination, downslope, fall, declension, decline, declivity, filiation, lineage, line of descent, stemma, stock, blood line