genealogy

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγενεαλογία
2. Late Latin · derived fromgenealogia
3. Old French · derived fromgenealogie
4. Middle English · inherited fromgenealogie
5. English todaygenealogy

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.