Where does “indigen” come from?
indigen (English) comes from English indigene, from Middle French indigène, from Latin indigena, from Latin indu-, from Latin indu, from Old Latin endo, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dó, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
indigen (English): An indigene or native; A plant known to be...
Definitions
- An indigene or native; A plant known to be...
Ancestry of “indigen”, step by step
indigen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English indigene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indigene | Indigenous; An indigenous person; a native |
| 2 | Middle French | indigène | — |
| 3 | Latin | indigena | native, indigenous; a native; inflection of... |
| 4 | Latin | indu- | within, in; inside |
| 5 | Latin | indu | Archaic form of in; in, within |
| 6 | Old Latin | endo | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dó | into, inside |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via French indigène
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | indigène | indigenous; indigenous person, native, indigene |
| 2 | Latin | indigenus | native, indigenous; native, denizen |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *endogenos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |