genealogy
noun /ˌdʒiːniˈælədʒi/
/ˌdʒiːniˈælədʒi/
(plural genealogies)
- [uncountable] the study of family history, including the study of who the ancestors of a particular person wereTopics Historyc2, Family and relationshipsc2
- [countable] a particular person’s line of ancestors; a diagram that shows thisWordfinderTopics Family and relationshipsc2
- ancestor
- branch
- descent
- dynasty
- family tree
- genealogy
- generation
- inherit
- relation
- trace
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French and late Latin from Greek genealogia, from genea ‘race, generation’ + -logia (see -logy).