eugénisme

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

eunisme

The English term 'eugenics' was first used in 1883 by the British scientist Francis Galton. It comes from the Ancient Greek words 'eu' (well) and 'genēs' (born), and thus literally means 'well-born'.

Definition

Synonym

Plural

eugénismes

Translations

  • germangerman:eugenik
  • englishenglish:eugenics
  • chinesechinese:优生学
  • danishdanish:eugenik
  • spanishspanish:eugenesia
  • finnishfinnish:eugeniikka
  • hebrewhebrew:אאוגניקה
  • italianitalian:eugenetica
  • japanesejapanese:優生学
  • dutchdutch:eugenetica
  • polishpolish:eugenika
  • portugueseportuguese:eugenia
  • russianrussian:евгеника
  • swedishswedish:rashygien
  • turkishturkish:öjenik

See also