English
recapitulationism
From recapitulation + -ism.
A compound of recapitulation + -ism
Late Latin recapitulatio ‘summing up, summary’
Middle French recapitulacion
Anglo-Norman recapitulaciun
English recapitulation
Today it means
noun The doctrine that during embryonic development various structures develop that appeared during the evolutionary history of the species.
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Etymograph / recapitulationism