Where does “Aboriginal” come from?
Aboriginal (English) comes from English Aborigine, from English Aborigines, from Latin Aborīginēs, from Latin orīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
Aboriginal (English): Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal...
Ancestry of “Aboriginal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Aborigine | An Aboriginal person from Australia , Aboriginal... |
| 2 | English | Aborigines | plural of Aborigine |
| 3 | Latin | Aborīginēs | — |
| 4 | Latin | orīgō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “Aboriginal”