genealogy

The definition of genealogy is the study of your ancestry and family history.

(noun)

Tracking and charting where you came from and who your ancestors were is an example of genealogy.
The group of ancestors from whom you are descended is an example of your genealogy.

See genealogy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a chart or recorded history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor or ancestors
the science or study of family descent
descent from an ancestor; pedigree; lineage

Origin: ME genelogi < OFr genealogie < LL genealogia < Gr < genea, race, descent (akin to genos: see genus) + -logia, -logy

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See genealogy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ge·ne·al·o·gies

A record or table of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; a family tree.
Direct descent from an ancestor; lineage or pedigree.
The study or investigation of ancestry and family histories.

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Origin: Middle English genealogie

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Late Latin geneālogia

Origin: , from Greek geneālogiā

Origin: : geneā, family; see genə- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -logiā, -logy

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