descendant

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

1. 1
   Descending; going down.
2. 2
   Descending from a biological ancestor.
3. 3
   Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.

Noun

1. 1
   One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
2. 2
   A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
3. 3
   A later evolutionary type.
4. 4
   A language that is descended from another.
5. 5
   A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
6. 6
   The intersection of the western (setting) horizon and the ecliptic, its ecliptical longitude; the astrological sign it corresponds to.