genealogy.
The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
Meaning & usage
The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
The study, and formal recording of such descents.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English genealogie, genologie, genelogie, from Old French genealogie (Modern French généalogie), from Late Latin genealogia, from Ancient Greek γενεαλογία (genealogía), from γενεά (geneá, “generation, descent”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”), equivalent to Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá) + -logy.
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