Added 9 October 2026
genealogy
/ˌd͡ʒiniˈɑlədʒi/ noun
In Latin: genealogia Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about genealogy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Successive generations of kin.
- The study or investigation of ancestry and family history.
Origin
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.
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