eugenics

Anglais

Étymologie

Mot formé en 1883 par le savant anglais Francis Galton, fondateur de cette science, composé de ευ-, eu et de γένος, guénos.

Nom commun

eugenics \juːˈdʒɛ.nɪks\ invariable

1. Eugénisme.
   • Eugenics is the belief that societies can be improved by selective breeding and that the state should encourage the “enlightened” to have more children and discourage the lower orders, whether the poor, the disabled or the immigrant, from breeding. — (Kenan Malik, [ « The spirit of eugenics is still with us, as immigrants know to their cost »]. Theguardian.com, 6 octobre 2019.)
2. Eugénie.

Apparentés étymologiques

• eugenic