English → Latin
“genealogy” in Latin
geneālogiagenealogyprō̆pāgōset, layer, shoot (of a plant, for propagation); offspring, descendant, child; children, race, breed, stock, progeny; podoctrīnateaching, instruction; learning, erudition; doctrine, theory
The English word genealogy itself goes back to Latin geneālogia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
genealogy
Of a particular family, genealogia (Messal. Corv. de propr. August., 22): or propagines (the branches or offshoots of a family; Vid: Nep., Att., 18, 2): liber in quo familiae nobiles a stirpe ad hanc aetatem enarrantur (a writing on genealogy, after Nep., l. c.); (☞ stemma [the tree] et prosapia [the kindred] do not belong here). To trace up the genealogy of families, familiarum originem sic subtexere, ut ex eo clarorum virorum propagines possimus cognoscere: to declare the genealogy of the Julian family, Juliam familiam a stirpe ad hanc aetatem ordine enarrare.
The science of genealogy, genealogia, or by circumlocution doctrina, quae in familiarum origine subtextenda sic elaborat, ut ex ea nobilium virorum propagines possimus cognoscere (after Nep., l. c.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for genealogy?
- The usual Latin words for “genealogy” are geneālogia, prō̆pāgō, doctrīna. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.