Genealogy

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English

Etymology

From Old (and modern) French généalogie, from late Latin genealogia, from Greek γενεαλογία, from γενεαλόγος ‘genealogist’, from γενεά ‘generation, descent’ + λόγος ‘student’.

Noun

genealogy (Note spelling: not geneology)

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

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Translations

  • Korean : 계보,혈통,가계,족보

See also

zh:genealogy

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