atavism /atˈə-vi-zm/

1. The reappearance of ancestral, but not parental, characteristics
2. Reversion to an ancestral, or to a primitive, type

atavistˈic adjective

atavistˈically adverb

• spellbind
• spellbinder
• spellbinders
• spellbinding
• spellbinds
• spellbound
• spell-check
• spellcheck
• spell-checked
• spellchecker
• spell-checking
• spell-checks
• spellchecks
• spelldown
• spelldowns
• spelled
• speller
• spellers
• spellful
• spellican
• spellicans
• spelling
• spelling bee
• spelling bees
• spelling book