ancestorism

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What does ancestorism mean?

The emphasis of the importance of one's foremothers, forefathers or lineage: their veneration (in a nonreligious sense).

Where does ancestorism come from?

Etymology tree English ancestor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English ancestorism From ancestor + -ism. Compare atavism, whose formation in French (before English borrowed it) had underlying parallel.

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