Malthusianism

noun

Meaning

The viewpoint that the population will always grow faster than the food supply that it needs to survive and prosper.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English Malthus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Malthusian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Malthusianism From Malthusian + -ism.

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