Where does “aborigines” come from?
Aborigines comes from Latin Aborigines, derived from Latin ab origine, meaning "from the beginning."
aborigines (English): plural of aborigine; API pl; The original people...
Definitions
- plural of aborigine; API pl; The original people...
Ancestry of “aborigines”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Aborigines | aborigines (original inhabitants) |
| 2 | Latin | ab origine | from the beginning; originally |