Genealogy
Genealogy , noun
[Old English genealogi, genelogie, Old French genelogie, French généalogie, Latin genealogia, from Greek {not transcribed}; {not transcribed} birth, race, descent (akin to Latin genus) + {not transcribed} discourse.]
1.
An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession; a pedigree.
2.
Regular descent of a person or family from a progenitor; pedigree; lineage.