Etymology of the French word généralisation
the French word
généralisationderived from the French word
généraliserderived from the French word
généralderived from the Latin word
generalis (general; general, generic; shared by)
derived from the Latin word
genus (birth, descent, origin; noble birth; kind, sort)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-Date
The earliest known usage of généralisation in French dates from the 18th century.