generativity

词干

后缀

-ity: Used to form an uncountable noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description. · Used to form a countable noun from an adjective, referring to someone or something that conforms to the adjective's description.

From generative +‎ -ity. In the psychology sense coined by psychoanalyst Erik Erikson in 1950.

1The ability to create or reproduce.
2(developmental psychology) The ability to transcend personal interests to provide care and concern for younger and older generations.