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 |
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| 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”