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Where does “autochthonously” come from?

autochthonously (English) comes from English autochthonous, from English autochthon, from Ancient Greek αὐτόχθων, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

autochthonously (English): In an autochthonous manner

Definitions

  1. In an autochthonous manner

Ancestry of “autochthonously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishautochthonousNative to the place where found; indigenous;...
2EnglishautochthonThe earliest inhabitant of an area; an aborigine;...
3Ancient Greekαὐτόχθωνindigenous
4Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
5Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
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