genealogy
Syllables: ge·ne·al·o·gy/ˌdʒiːniˈælədʒi/US/ˌd͡ʒiniˈɑlədʒi/
genealogy noun: the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
Noun
genealogy (countable and uncountable, plural genealogies)
- The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
- The book significantly extends on Rosenstein’s monumental 1990 work, “The Unbroken Chain,” which focused on the genealogies of the major Ashkenazi rabbinic dynasties from medieval times to the present.2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency, archived from the original on 28 Sep 2021
- A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
- The study, and formal recording of such descents.
- “Investigators are currently looking into additional investigative genetic genealogy options for DNA evidence to check for matches,” the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday.2026 February 19, Andy Rose, “With no initial DNA match, Guthrie investigators turn to one of their newest tools to crack cases: genetic genealogy”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2026
genealogy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
genealogy in Hindi
- record or table of such descent
- वंशावली vañśāvlī, पुश्तनामा puśtanāmā, वंशक्रम vañśakram, वंशवृक्ष vañśvŕkṣ, पीढ़ीनामा pīṛhīnāmā, कुरसीनामा kursīnāmā
- study and recording of descents
- वंशिकी vañśikī
genealogy in Tamil
- descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
- பேர்வழி pērvaḻi
- record or table of such descent
- பேர்வழி pērvaḻi
genealogy in Marathi
- वंशावळी, वंशावळ
genealogy in Urdu
- genealogy
- کرسی kursī
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- genealogy in Bengali
- বংশতালিকা, কুলুজি, বংশবৃতান্ত, কুলজীশাস্ত্র
- genealogy in Telugu
- వంశావళి vaṁśāvaḷi
- genealogy in Malayalam
- വംശാവലിപഠനം vaṁśāvalipaṭhanaṁ
- genealogy in Kannada
- ವಂಶಾವಳಿ vaṃśāvaḷi
- genealogy in Punjabi
- ਵੰਸ਼ਾਵਲੀ
- genealogy in Gujarati
- વંશાવળી vãśāvaḷī, નસલનામું nasalnāmũ
- genealogy in Odia
- ବଂଶାବଳୀ
- genealogy in Nepali
- वंशावली, वंशावलिका
- genealogy in Pashto
- نوغپوهنه
- genealogy in Tagalog
- henealohiya, talaangkanan
- genealogy in Arabic
- علم الأنساب
- genealogy in Malay
- kaji salasilah, genealogi
- genealogy in Indonesian
- genealogi
- genealogy in Persian
- تبارشناسی
- genealogy in Vietnamese
- gia phả học
- Dhivehi
- ނަސަބުގެ ޢިލްމު nasabuge ʿilmu
Examples of genealogy in a sentence
- Family history puts flesh on the bones of genealogy.
- The intellectual genealogy of modern chrysophobia as a new trend remains to be written.
- A knowledge of the mysteries of genealogy is essential, and these can be both complex and frustrating.
Synonyms of genealogy
Forms of genealogy
| plural | genealogies |
|---|---|
| alternative common misspelling | geneology |
Origin of genealogy
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.
Questions about genealogy
- What does genealogy mean?
- Genealogy means the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
- What is genealogy in Hindi?
- Genealogy in Hindi is वंशावली (vañśāvlī), पुश्तनामा (puśtanāmā), वंशक्रम (vañśakram). See Genealogy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is genealogy?
- Genealogy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce genealogy?
- Genealogy is pronounced /ˌd͡ʒiniˈɑlədʒi/ (US).
- What is the plural of genealogy?
- The plural of genealogy is genealogies.
Words near genealogy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: genealogy (page history and authors); genealogy (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); کرسی (Urdu) (page history and authors); genealogy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); వంశావళి (Telugu) (page history and authors); ವಂಶಾವಳಿ (Kannada) (page history and authors); genealogy (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); નસલનામું (Gujarati) (page history and authors); genealogy (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genealogy (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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