ge|ne|al|o|gy

ge|ne|al|o|gy «_JEE nee AL uhee, -OL-; _JEHN ee-», noun, plural -gies.

1. an account of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor or ancestors.

2. the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; pedigree; lineage. SYNONYM(S): ancestry.

3. the making or investigation of accounts of descent; study of pedigrees.

╂[< Latin geneālogia < Greek geneālogíā, ultimately < gene generation, race + lógos study of < légein speak]