English
generativism
From generative + -ism.
Formed from generative + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
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Proto-Italic *genos
Latin genus ‘species, taxon, race’
Latin genero ‘to generate, to produce’
Middle English generatyve
English generative
Today it means
noun Support for generative linguistics.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / generativism