Over its history, anthropology has developed a number of related concepts and terms, such as "descent", "descent groups", "lineages", "affines", "cognates", and even "fictive kinship".
ˌoʊvɚɹ ɪts hˈɪstɚɹi, ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒi hɐz dɪvˈɛləpt ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd kˈɑːnsɛpts ænd tˈɜːmz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz "dᵻsˈɛnt", "dᵻsˈɛnt ɡɹˈuːps", "lˈɪnɪɪdʒᵻz", "ɐfˈaɪnz", "kˈɑːɡneɪts", ænd ˈiːvən "fˈɪktɪv kˈɪnʃɪp".