Etymology

generationism

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Today it means: The belief that a specific generation has inherent traits making it inferior or superior to another generation. Full definition →

English generation ← Middle English generacioun ← Latin generātiō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  3. Proto-Italic*genos
  4. Latingenus
  5. Latingenerō
  6. Latingenerātiō
  7. Old Frenchgeneracion
  8. Latingenerātiō
  9. Middle Englishgeneracioun
  10. Englishgeneration
  11. English todaygenerationism

From generation + -ism.

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