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genealogic

genealogic

1 8.2
Relating to family history and the links between people
  • adjective
  • /ˌdʒiːniəˈlɒdʒɪk/
: genealógico
  • The genealogic research helped him discover his family's roots in Scotland.

Examples

  • She created a genealogic chart that traced her ancestry back several generations.

  • The genealogic study revealed fascinating connections between the two families.

  • The Semi-Gotha, a genealogic book written in 1912 in Weimar, reveals the origin or the intermarriage of around 1,000 European noble families with Jewish blood.

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Synonyms

ancestral
vsgenealogic
41 5.5

Related to family members from earlier generations

focuses on tracing family lines rather than inherited connection
genealogical
vsgenealogic
8 7.7

About family history and who belongs to the same family

is the same meaning but uses the shorter -ic form

Surface Forms

genealogic positive

Morphology

genealogic = genealogy (transparent) = genealogy + ic

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ic' to the noun 'genealogy', giving a directly related adjectival meaning.

Etymology

Genealogic comes from a Greek root gen- meaning 'family' or 'birth', the same root you see in generation, generate, and gene. So genealogic means about family lines and tracing where people come from.