Genealogy Definition
jēnē-ŏlə-jē, -ăl-, jĕnē-
genealogies
noun
genealogies
A chart or recorded history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor or ancestors.
Webster's New World
Descent from an ancestor; pedigree; lineage.
Webster's New World
The science or study of family descent.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Genealogy
Noun
Singular:
genealogy
Plural:
genealogiesOrigin of Genealogy
From Old French genealogie (Modern French généalogie), from Late Latin genealogia, from Ancient Greek γενεαλογία (genealogia), from γενεά (genea, “generation, descent”) and -λογία (-logia, “study of”)
From Wiktionary
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Middle English genealogie from Old French from Late Latin geneālogia from Greek geneālogiā geneā family genə- in Indo-European roots -logiā -logy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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