Ancestry is the study of a person's FAMILY history and their origins. It can be broken down into several terms, such as CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>FOREBEARS (9 letters), which refers to one's ancestors; CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>DERIVATION (10 letters), which means the CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>ORIGIN of something; CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>GENEALOGY (9 letters), which is the study of FAMILY lines; CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>HEREDITY (8 letters), which is the passing of traits from parent to offspring; CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>STIRPS (6 letters), which is another word for LINEAGE; CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>SOURCE (6 letters), which is the CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>ORIGIN of something; CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>RACE (4 letters), which is a group of people with shared characteristics; CLASS (5 letters), which is a group of people with similar social or economic status; BIRTH (5 letters), which is the process of bringing a new life into the world; FAMILY (6 letters), which is a group of people related by CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>BLOOD or marriage; CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>STOCK (5 letters), which is a group of people with common ancestry; EXTRACTION (10 letters), which is the act of taking something out; CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>BLOODLINE (9 letters), which is a CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>LINE of CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>DESCENT traced through an ancestor; CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>STRAIN (6 letters), which is a particular type of something; CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>LINE (4 letters), which is a group of people related by CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>BLOOD or marriage; CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>BLOOD (5 letters), which is the fluid that circulates in the body; CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>ROOTS (5 letters), which is the CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>ORIGIN of something; CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>ORIGIN (6 letters), which is the point of beginning; CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>DESCENT (7 letters), which is the CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>ORIGIN of a person or FAMILY; LINEAGE (7 letters), which is a CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>LINE of CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>DESCENT; HERITAGE (8 letters), which is the traditions, achievements, beliefs, etc. passed down from one generation to the next; lineages (8 letters), which is another word for LINEAGE; PARENTAGE (9 letters), which is the identity of one's parents; familytree (10 letters), which is a diagram showing the relationships between members of a FAMILY; and lineofdescent (13 letters), which is a CLASS='font-bold underline-link hover:text-barberry-yellow'>LINE of ancestry.