GENEALOGY


Meaning of GENEALOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -jē ]

noun

( plural -gies )

Etymology: Middle English genealogie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin genealogia, from Greek, from genea race, family + -logia -logy; akin to Greek genos race

Date: 14th century

1. : an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms

2. : regular descent of a person, family, or group of organisms from a progenitor or older form : pedigree

3. : the study of family pedigrees

4. : an account of the origin and historical development of something

• ge·ne·a·log·i·cal ˌjē-nē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, ˌje-nē- adjective

• ge·ne·a·log·i·cal·ly -k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.