English
endemism
From endemic + -ism.
Formed from endemic + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- ‘to share, divide’
Proto-Indo-European *déh₂mos
Proto-Hellenic *dā́mos
Ancient Greek δῆμος ‘a district, a country, a land’
English endemic
Today it means
noun The state of being endemic.
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Etymograph / endemism