genealogy

Meaning

1. (countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
2. (countable) A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
3. (uncountable) The study, and formal recording of such descents.

Synonyms

pedigree

family tree

lineage

family

👪

ancestry

heredity

blood

🩸

descendant

line

origin

parentage

family line

history

clan

bloodline

genealogical tree

generation

genesis

birth

heritage

hierarchy

systematology

background

nationality

genealogía

parage

antecedents

source

systematics

blood line

line of descent

bead-roll

descendants

descent

dynasty

emanation

evolution

Translations

généalogie

genealogía

Genealogie

stamboom

Ahnentafel

Abstammung

Stammbaum

şecere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌd͡ʒiniˈɑlədʒi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: genealogie

Cognate with French: généalogie

In summary

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”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”).