Stem
/stɛm/
noun
The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
A branch of a family.
An advanced or leading position; the lookout.
verb
To remove the stem from.
“to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves”
To be caused or derived; to originate.
“The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government.”
To descend in a family line.