genealogy

English Online Dictionary. What means genealogy‎? What does genealogy mean?

English

Alternative forms

• geneology (common misspelling)

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒiniˈɑlədʒi/, /ˌd͡ʒiniˈælədʒi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌdʒiːniˈælədʒi/, (sometimes proscribed) /ˌdʒiːniˈɒlədʒi/
• Hyphenation: ge‧ne‧al‧o‧gy

Noun

genealogy (countable and uncountable, plural genealogies)

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

Related terms

• genealogical
• genealogically
• genealogist
• genealogize

Translations

See also

• family history
• lineage