atavistic

Meaning

1. Of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.
2. Of a throwback or exhibiting primitivism.
3. Relating to earlier, more primitive behavior that returns after an absence.

Synonyms

atavic

reversionary

throwback

hereditary

inherited

atavist

Translations

atavico

atávico

atavique

atavistisch

atavistisch

atávico

atavístico

αταβιστικός

atalarla ilgili

atàvic

atavica

atavistich

atávica

atalara çeken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/æt.əˈvɪs.tɪk/

Etymology

From atavism + -istic, from French atavisme, from Latin atavus (“ancestor”), from at + avus (“grandfather”).