noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The study, and formal recording of such descents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick
5
noun
Meaning 5
successive generations of kin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: family tree
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe
Narrower terms: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
History
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”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”), equivalent to Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá) + -logy.
Across languages
Translations
181 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
родосло́вие
(rodoslóvie)
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Catalan:
genealogia
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Chinese Mandarin:
血統 /血统
(xuètǒng)
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Czech:
genealogie
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Danish:
slægtsforskning
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Dutch:
stamboom
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Esperanto:
genealogio
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Finnish:
sukupuu
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
French:
généalogie
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Galician:
xenealoxía
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Georgian:
გენეალოგია
(genealogia)
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
German:
Abstammung
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Gothic:
𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳
(gabaurþiwaurd)
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Greek:
γενεαλογία
(genealogía)
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Ancient Greek:
γενεᾱλογῐ́ᾱ
(geneālogĭ́ā)
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Hungarian:
származás
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Hungarian:
leszármazás
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Irish:
ginealach
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Italian:
genealogia
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Japanese:
系統
(keitō)
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Ladino:
jenealojia
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Latvian:
ģenealoģija
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Lithuanian:
genealogija
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Macedonian:
родословие
(rodoslovie)
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Māori:
whāwhārua
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Māori:
taotahi
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Māori:
kōhikohiko
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Māori:
whakapapa
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Middle English:
genelogie
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Middle English:
kynrede
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Norman:
généalogie
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Plautdietsch:
Häakunft
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Polish:
genealogia
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Polish:
rodowód
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Portuguese:
genealogia
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Russian:
генеало́гия
(genealógija)
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Russian:
родосло́вная
(rodoslóvnaja)
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Russian:
родосло́вие
(rodoslóvije)
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Scottish Gaelic:
sloinntearachd
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Serbo-Croatian:
rodoslovlje
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Serbo-Croatian:
genealogija
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Spanish:
genealogía
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Swedish:
härkomst
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Tagalog:
henealohiya
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Tagalog:
talaangkanan
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Tamil:
பேர்வழி
(pērvaḻi)
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Welsh:
achau
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Welsh:
achyddiaeth
— descent of a person, family or group from ancestors
Catalan:
genealogia
— record or table of such descent
Chinese Mandarin:
系譜 /系谱
(xìpǔ)
— record or table of such descent
Chinese Mandarin:
族譜 /族谱
(zúpǔ)
— record or table of such descent
Chinese Mandarin:
家譜 /家谱
(jiāpǔ)
— record or table of such descent
Czech:
genealogický strom
— record or table of such descent
Czech:
rozrod
— record or table of such descent
Dutch:
kwartierstaat
— record or table of such descent
Dutch:
parenteel
— record or table of such descent
Dutch:
stamreeks
— record or table of such descent
Dutch:
stamboom
— record or table of such descent
Dutch:
genealogie
— record or table of such descent
Farefare:
genealogia
— record or table of such descent
Faroese:
ættarbók
— record or table of such descent
Faroese:
ættartal
— record or table of such descent
Finnish:
sukupuu
— record or table of such descent
French:
généalogie
— record or table of such descent
Georgian:
გენეალოგია
(genealogia)
— record or table of such descent
German:
Ahnentafel
— record or table of such descent
Hindi:
वंशावली
(vañśāvlī)
— record or table of such descent
Hindi:
पुश्तनामा
(puśtanāmā)
— record or table of such descent
Hindi:
वंशक्रम
(vañśakram)
— record or table of such descent
Hindi:
वंशवृक्ष
(vañśvŕkṣ)
— record or table of such descent
Hindi:
पीढ़ीनामा
(pīṛhīnāmā)
— record or table of such descent
Hindi:
कुरसीनामा
(kursīnāmā)
— record or table of such descent
Hindi:
वंशानुक्रम
(vañśānukram)
— record or table of such descent
Hindi:
नसबनामा
(nasabnāmā)
— record or table of such descent
Hindi:
शजरा
(śajrā)
— record or table of such descent
Hindi:
शजरा-ए-नसब
(śajrā-e-nasab)
— record or table of such descent
Hindi:
सिलसिला-ए-नसब
(silsilā-e-nasab)
— record or table of such descent
Hungarian:
családfa
— record or table of such descent
Italian:
genealogia
— record or table of such descent
Japanese:
家譜
(kafu)
— record or table of such descent
Korean:
족보
(jokbo)
— record or table of such descent
Macedonian:
родословие
(rodoslovie)
— record or table of such descent
Norman:
généalogie
— record or table of such descent
Polish:
genealogia
— record or table of such descent
Portuguese:
genealogia
— record or table of such descent
Russian:
генеало́гия
(genealógija)
— record or table of such descent
Scottish Gaelic:
sloinntearachd
— record or table of such descent
Serbo-Croatian:
rodoslovlje
— record or table of such descent
Serbo-Croatian:
genealogija
— record or table of such descent
Spanish:
genealogía
— record or table of such descent
Swedish:
stamtavla
— record or table of such descent
Tamil:
பேர்வழி
(pērvaḻi)
— record or table of such descent
Welsh:
achyddiaeth
— record or table of such descent
Welsh:
achres
— record or table of such descent
Afrikaans:
genealogie
— study and recording of descents
Albanian:
gjenealogjia
— study and recording of descents
Arabic:
علم الأنساب
— study and recording of descents
Armenian:
ծագումնաբանություն
(cagumnabanutʻyun)
— study and recording of descents
Asturian:
xenealoxía
— study and recording of descents
Azerbaijani:
genealogiya
— study and recording of descents
Bashkir:
генеалогия
(genealogiya)
— study and recording of descents
Basque:
genealogia
— study and recording of descents
Belarusian:
генеалогія
(hjenjealóhija)
— study and recording of descents
Breton:
lignezouriezh
— study and recording of descents
Bulgarian:
родосло́вие
(rodoslóvie)
— study and recording of descents
Bulgarian:
генеалогия
(genealogija)
— study and recording of descents
Catalan:
genealogia
— study and recording of descents
Chinese Mandarin:
系譜學 /系谱学
(xìpǔxué)
— study and recording of descents
Wu Chinese:
系谱学
— study and recording of descents
Chuvash:
генеалоги
(genealogi)
— study and recording of descents
Corsican:
genealogia
— study and recording of descents
Czech:
genealogie
— study and recording of descents
Danish:
genealogi
— study and recording of descents
Dhivehi:
ނަސަބުގެ ޢިލްމު
(nasabuge ʿilmu)
— study and recording of descents
Dutch:
genealogie
— study and recording of descents
Dutch:
stamboomonderzoek
— study and recording of descents
Esperanto:
genealogio
— study and recording of descents
Estonian:
genealoogia
— study and recording of descents
Farefare:
genealogia
— study and recording of descents
Finnish:
sukututkimus
— study and recording of descents
French:
généalogie
— study and recording of descents
Galician:
xenealoxía
— study and recording of descents
Georgian:
გენეალოგია
(genealogia)
— study and recording of descents
German:
Ahnenforschung
— study and recording of descents
German:
Genealogie
— study and recording of descents
Ancient Greek:
γενεαλογία
(genealogía)
— study and recording of descents
Hebrew:
גנאלוגיה
— study and recording of descents
Hindi:
वंशिकी
(vañśikī)
— study and recording of descents
Hungarian:
genealógia
— study and recording of descents
Hungarian:
származástan
— study and recording of descents
Icelandic:
ættfræði
— study and recording of descents
Ido:
genealogio
— study and recording of descents
Indonesian:
genealogi
— study and recording of descents
Irish:
ginealas
— study and recording of descents
Italian:
genealogia
— study and recording of descents
Japanese:
系譜学
— study and recording of descents
Kazakh:
генеалогия
(genealogiä)
— study and recording of descents
Kazakh:
тектану
(tektanu)
— study and recording of descents
Korean:
계보학
(gyebohak)
— study and recording of descents
Kyrgyz:
генеалогия
(genealogiya)
— study and recording of descents
Latin:
genealogia
— study and recording of descents
Latvian:
ģenealoģija
— study and recording of descents
Lithuanian:
genealogija
— study and recording of descents
Macedonian:
родословие
(rodoslovie)
— study and recording of descents
Malay:
kaji salasilah
— study and recording of descents
Malay:
genealogi
— study and recording of descents
Malayalam:
വംശാവലിപഠനം
(vaṁśāvalipaṭhanaṁ)
— study and recording of descents
Norman:
généalogie
— study and recording of descents
Norwegian:
slektsforskning
— study and recording of descents
Norwegian Bokmål:
genealogi
— study and recording of descents
Norwegian Nynorsk:
genealogi
— study and recording of descents
Norwegian Nynorsk:
slektsforsking
— study and recording of descents
Occitan:
genealogia
— study and recording of descents
Pashto:
نوغپوهنه
— study and recording of descents
Persian:
تبارشناسی
— study and recording of descents
Picard:
généalodjie
— study and recording of descents
Polish:
genealogia
— study and recording of descents
Portuguese:
genealogia
— study and recording of descents
Romanian:
genealogie
— study and recording of descents
Russian:
генеало́гия
(genealógija)
— study and recording of descents
Scots:
genealogy
— study and recording of descents
Scottish Gaelic:
sloinntearachd
— study and recording of descents
Serbo-Croatian:
rodoslovlje
— study and recording of descents
Serbo-Croatian:
genealogija
— study and recording of descents
Shona:
unenavabari
— study and recording of descents
Sicilian:
catanannu
— study and recording of descents
Slovak:
genealógia
— study and recording of descents
Slovene:
rodoslovje
— study and recording of descents
Spanish:
genealogía
— study and recording of descents
Sundanese:
généalogi
— study and recording of descents
Swedish:
släktforskning
— study and recording of descents
Swedish:
genealogi
— study and recording of descents
Turkish:
soy bilimi
— study and recording of descents
Turkish:
jenealoji
— study and recording of descents
Turkmen:
genealogiýa
— study and recording of descents
Ukrainian:
генеалогія
(henealohija)
— study and recording of descents
Uzbek:
genealogiya
— study and recording of descents
Vietnamese:
gia phả học
— study and recording of descents
Volapük:
genealog
— study and recording of descents
Welsh:
achyddiaeth
— study and recording of descents
Yiddish:
ייחוס
(yikhes)
— study and recording of descents
