Definition of GENEALOGY

genealogy

Plural: genealogies

Noun

  • successive generations of kin
  • the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
  • 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.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

family tree, pedigree

Scrabble Score: 14

genealogy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
genealogy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
genealogy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

genealogy: valid Words With Friends Word