genealogy
Meanings
noun
- 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.
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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”).
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