genealogy
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genealogy
- /ˌd͡ʒiniˈɑlədʒi/ US
- /ˌd͡ʒiniˈælədʒi/ US
- /ˌdʒiːniˈælədʒi/ UK
- /ˌdʒiːniˈɒlədʒi/ UK, proscribed, sometimes
Where it comes from
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”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”), equivalent to Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá) + -logy.
noun genealogies · geneology
- The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree. The book significantly extends on Rosenstein’s monumental 1990 work, “The Unbroken Chain,” which focused on the genealogies of the major Ashkenazi rabbinic dynasties from medieval times to the present.
- A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
- The study, and formal recording of such descents. “Investigators are currently looking into additional investigative genetic genealogy options for DNA evidence to check for matches,” the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday.
Similar: pedigree
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: family tree, pedigree, pedigreed, book, herd, breeder, flock, descent, bloodline, parentage, lineage, ancestry, extraction, provenance, derivation, heritage
noun
Similar: pedigree
Translations
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noun descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
| Español | genealogía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 혈통 hyeoltong |
| 日本語 | 系統 keitō |
| 中文 | 血統 /血统 xuètǒng |
| Português | genealogia |
| Français | généalogie |
| Deutsch | Abstammung |
| Italiano | genealogia |
| Ελληνικά | γενεαλογία genealogía |
| Русский | генеало́гия genealógija, родосло́вная rodoslóvnaja, родосло́вие rodoslóvije |
noun record or table of such descent
| Español | genealogía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 족보 jokbo, 계보 gyebo, 가계 gagye |
| 日本語 | 家譜 kafu |
| 中文 | 系譜 /系谱 xìpǔ, 族譜 /族谱 zúpǔ, 家譜 /家谱 jiāpǔ |
| हिन्दी | वंशावली vañśāvlī, पुश्तनामा puśtanāmā, वंशक्रम vañśakram, वंशवृक्ष vañśvŕkṣ, पीढ़ीनामा pīṛhīnāmā, कुरसीनामा kursīnāmā |
| Português | genealogia |
| Français | généalogie |
| Deutsch | Ahnentafel |
| Italiano | genealogia |
| Русский | генеало́гия genealógija |
noun study and recording of descents
| Español | genealogía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 계보학 gyebohak |
| 日本語 | 系譜学 keifugaku |
| 中文 | 系譜學 /系谱学 xìpǔxué |
| हिन्दी | वंशिकी vañśikī |
| Português | genealogia |
| Français | généalogie |
| Deutsch | Ahnenforschung, Genealogie |
| Italiano | genealogia |
| Română | genealogie |
| Русский | генеало́гия genealógija |
| Tiếng Việt | gia phả học |
| العربية | علم الأنساب |
| עברית | גנאלוגיה |
Talk about this word "genealogy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/genealogy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. genealogy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/genealogy "genealogy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/genealogy.Cite this
@misc{genealogy_2026,
title = {genealogy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/genealogy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
