Originally Posted by Active Shooter

de·scent
dəˈsent/
noun
1.
an action of moving downward, dropping, or falling.
"the plane had gone into a steep descent"
synonyms: dive, drop; More
2.
the origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality.
"American families of Hungarian descent"
synonyms: ancestry, parentage, ancestors, family, antecedents; More