Detailed word origin of autochtone
(of a person, race, language, or the like) Autochthonous, native, indigenous, aboriginal.. (rare) From the earth, ground, soil.. Natural, native, innate (to a person).
What does Autochtone mean?
noun. native [noun] a person born in a certain place. a native of Scotland.
What is the etymology of indigenous?
The term 'indigenous'derives from the late Latin 'indigenus' and 'indigena' (native) and from the Old Latin 'indu' that is derived from the archaic 'endo' (a cognate of the Greek 'endo'), meaning 'in, within' and the Latin 'gignere' meaning 'to beget', from the root 'gene' meaning 'to produce, give birth, beget.
