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Where does the word "genealogy" come from? It comes from Greek genea, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
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Where does the word "genealogy" come from? It comes from Greek genea, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
Genealogy’s story begins in Greek: genea meant “a generation, a family.” A generation, a family, combined with logos (study). It reached English by 1300s as genealogy. Settled as the English word for the study of family lineage. Today, genealogy means the study of family history and lines of descent.
- Stage 1 · Greek · ancient genea "a generation, a family", a generation, a family, combined with logos (study).
- Stage 2 · English · 1300s genealogy "the study of family lineage and descent", settled as the English word for the study of family lineage.