genealogy

Alternative forms

• geneology (common misspelling)

Etymology

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): /ˌdʒiniˈɑlədʒi/, /ˌdʒiniˈælədʒi/
• (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.

See also

• family history