pedigree
See also: pédigrée
English
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Anglo-Norman pé de grue, a variant of Old French pié de gru (“foot of a crane”), from Latin pes (“foot”) + grus (“crane”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
pedigree (countable and uncountable, plural pedigrees)
- A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding. [from 15th c.]
- A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage. [from 15th c.]
- (uncountable) Good breeding or ancestry. [from 15th c.]
- The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc. [from 16th c.]
- 2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin 2013, p. 33:
- This connection between sexual and spiritual impurity had an immense pedigree.
- 2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin 2013, p. 33:
- The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse. [from 17th c.]
Related terms
Category English terms derived from the Mala (New Guinea) root pedigree- not found
Translations
chart of ancestors
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a person's ancestral history
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good breeding
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Adjective
pedigree (comparative more pedigree, superlative most pedigree)
- Having a pedigree.
- Purebred.
Verb
pedigree (third-person singular simple present pedigrees, present participle pedigreeing, simple past and past participle pedigreed)
- (transitive) To determine the pedigree of (an animal).
See also
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pedigree”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Portuguese
Noun
pedigree m (plural pedigrees)
- pedigree (chart of ancestors, showing the breed of an animal)
Adjective
pedigree (invariable)
Spanish
Noun
pedigree m (plural pedigrees)
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