English
generalism
From general + -ism; compare generalist.
Formed from general + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce, beget’
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Latin genus ‘class, kind’
Latin generālis ‘general’
Anglo-Norman general
Middle English general ‘universal’
English general
Today it means
noun Generalization: lack of specialization.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / generalism