Etymograph

English

generationism

From generation + -ism.

Formed from generation + -ism

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce, beget’

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Latin generō ‘to beget’

Latin generātiō ‘a begetting; a generation’

Old French generacion

Middle English generacioun ‘procreation’

English generation

Today it means

noun The belief that a specific generation has inherent traits making it inferior or superior to another generation.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / generationism