English
alternativism
From alternative + -ism.
A compound of alternative + -ism
Latin alternus ‘one after the other, alternate’
Latin alternō ‘to do by turns, alternate’
Latin alternātus ‘alternated’
Medieval Latin alternātīvus ‘alternating’
Middle French alternatif
English alternative
Today it means
noun The rejection of a social normality through the pursuit of alternatives.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / alternativism