genealogy

== English == === Alternative forms === geneology (common misspelling) === 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”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒiniˈɑlədʒi/, /ˌd͡ʒiniˈælədʒi/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdʒiːniˈælədʒi/, (sometimes proscribed) /ˌdʒiːniˈɒlədʒi/ Hyphenation: ge‧ne‧al‧o‧gy === Noun === genealogy (countable and uncountable, plural genealogies) (countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree. (countable) A record or table of such descent; a family tree. (uncountable) The study, and formal recording of such descents. ==== Synonyms ==== pedigree ==== Related terms ==== genealogical genealogically genealogist genealogize ==== Translations ==== === See also === family history lineage