Atavists

/ˈætəvɪsts/ noun

Definition

People who show or exhibit characteristics of earlier evolutionary stages or ancient ancestors, either physically or behaviorally.

Etymology

From atavism, Latin atavus (ancestor) plus the agent noun suffix -ist. The concept gained popularity in 19th-century evolutionary theory as scientists studied human biological throwbacks.

Kelly Says

Evolutionary biologist Cesare Lombroso infamously misused atavism theory to claim certain criminals were evolutionary throwbacks—a wrong and harmful idea, but it shows how powerfully the concept captivated scientists trying to understand human variation.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አ prz እንደ አባት
a-prz e-nd-e a-ba-t
ARالعربية
متأثرون بالماضي
mu-ta-a-th-roon bil-ma-di
BNবাংলা
পূর্বপুরুষের অনুসরণকারী
poor-b-poor-u-sh-er an-u-so-ron-ka-ri
CACatalà
seguidors dels avantpassats
se-gui-dors dels a-vant-pas-sats
CSČeština
atavisté
ah-ta-vi-ste
DADansk
atavister
ah-ta-vis-ter
DEDeutsch
Atavissten
ah-ta-vis-ten
ELΕλληνικά
αταβιστές
ah-ta-vis-tes
ESEspañol
atavistas
ah-ta-vi-stas
FAفارسی
پیرو آداب اجداد
pi-ro a-dab ajdad
FISuomi
atavisteja
ah-ta-vis-te-ja
FRFrançais
atavistes
ah-ta-vi-st
GUGU
પૂર્વજોના અનુયાયી
poor-v-jo-na an-u-ya-yi
HAHA
mutum da ke bi kamar yaya
mu-tum da ke bi ka-mar ya-ya
HEעברית
אנשי אבות
an-she avot
HIहिन्दी
पुरातनतावादी
poor-atan-ta-va-dee
HUMagyar
atavisták
ah-ta-vi-sták
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang-orang yang mengikuti cara nenek moyang
orang-orang yang i-ku-tu-i ka-ra ne-nek mo-yang
IGIG
ndị na-eche nne nne
n-di na-e-che nne nne
ITItaliano
atavisti
ah-ta-vi-sti
JA日本語
祖先主義者
so-sen-shugi-sha
KKKK
атауыстылар
a-tau-ys-ty-lar
KMKM
ឫសន្ត ឝឝ
sot-sant s-es
KO한국어
조상주의자
jo-sang-ju-i-ja
MRMR
आनुवंशिक
a-nu-va-nshik
MSBahasa Melayu
pengikut cara nenek moyang
peng-i-kut ka-ra ne-nek mo-yang
MYမြန်မာ
အဆက်အသွယ်
a-se-k-te-a-thwe
NLNederlands
atavisten
ah-ta-vis-ten
NONorsk
atavister
ah-ta-vis-ter
PAPA
ਪਿ prz ਢੰਗ
pi prz dhang
PLPolski
atavisty
ah-ta-vis-ty
PTPortuguês
atavistas
ah-ta-vi-stas
RORomână
atavisti
ah-ta-vis-ti
RUРусский
атависты
ah-ta-vis-ty
SVSvenska
atavister
ah-ta-vis-ter
SWKiswahili
wanafuna wa zamani
wa-na-fu-na wa za-ma-ni
TAதமிழ்
ancestralists
an-ces-tral-ists
TEతెలుగు
వారసత్వం
va-ra-sa-tva-m
THไทย
ผู้ที่ปฏิบัติตามแบบบรรพบุรุษ
pho-thi pat-ti-tam-tam-bet-bon-pupun
TLTL
mga sumusunod sa gayon ng mga ninuno
mga su-mu-sun-od sa gay-on ng mga ni-nu-no
TRTürkçe
atavizmciler
ah-ta-viz-mcil-er
UKУкраїнська
атавісти
ah-ta-vis-ty
URاردو
آباؤں کے پیروکار
aa-ba-o-n ke pi-ro-kar
VITiếng Việt
những người theo cách tổ tiên
nhu-owng goi theo cach-to-ti-en
YOYO
awọn tí ó ń fi iṣe ẹni
aw-on ti o ń fi i-she e-ni
ZH中文
祖先主义者
zǔxiānshì zhǔyì zhě
ZUZU
abantu abangena izwi labo
a-ban-tu a-ban-ge-na iz-wi la-bo

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