sedentism

English

Etymology

From Latin sedēns +‎ -ism.

Noun

sedentism (uncountable)

1. (anthropology) The practice of living in one place for a long time.

   Coordinate term: nomadism

   • 1982, ‎Eric S. Higgs, ‎M. R. Jarman, Early European Agriculture: Its Foundation and Development, page 46:

     Where sedentism does occur amongst hunters and gatherers it seems generally to be related to a number of recurrent features.

   • 2012, Thomas E. Emerson, ‎Dale L. McElrath, ‎Andrew C. Fortier, Archaic Societies, page 30:

     The implicit correlations between mobility, sedentism, complexity, and progressive evolutionary change are so interwoven and all pervasive as to be all but impossible to disentangle in adaptationist theory.

   • 2023, Gregory K. Dow, ‎Clyde G. Reed, Economic Prehistory: Six Transitions That Shaped The World, page 116:

     Assuming sedentism made children less costly, as is often said to be true, our theory predicts a shift toward increased fertility, increased child mortality, decreased food per capita, and increased regional population.

Related terms

• sedentary
• sedentarization
• sedentariness
• sedentarism

Translations

Translations

• Esperanto: loksideco
• Finnish: pysyvä asuminen, sedentarismi, sedentismi
• French: sédentarité (fr) f
• Japanese: 定住 (ja) (teijū)
• Persian: یکجانشینی (yek-jâ-nešini)
• Polish: osiadłość (pl) f

Anagrams

• Edmistens, misnested, sediments