genealogy

Meaning

Noun

• The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
• A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
• The study, and formal recording of such descents.

Related

Similar words

• pedigree

Origin

• From Middle English genealogie, from Old French genealogie (Modern French généalogie), from Late Latin genealogia, from Ancient Greek γενεαλογία, from γενεά and -λογία