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Genealogy

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means the study of family history and lines of descent
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Stage 1 of 2
genea
Greek · ancient
"a generation, a family"
a generation, a family, combined with logos (study)
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Stage 2 of 2
genealogy
English · 1300s
"the study of family lineage and descent"
settled as the English word for the study of family lineage
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