Where does “indigene” come from?

indigene (English) comes 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.

indigene (English): Indigenous; An indigenous person; a native

Definitions

Indigenous; An indigenous person; a native

Ancestry of “indigene”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	indigène	—
2	Latin	indigena	native, indigenous; a native; inflection of...
3	Latin	indu-	within, in; inside
4	Latin	indu	Archaic form of in; in, within
5	Old Latin	endo	in
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁n̥dó	into, inside
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

Words derived from “indigene”

indigeneship
indigen
nonindigene

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dó →Every word from Old Latin endo →