English
genericism
From generic + -ism.
Formed from generic + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce, beget’
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os ‘race’
Proto-Italic *genos
Latin genus ‘genus, kind’
Middle French générique
English generic
Today it means
noun the state of being generic
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / genericism