Where does “nonindigene” come from?
nonindigene (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.
nonindigene (English): One who is not an indigene; somebody not indigenous to an area
Definitions
- One who is not an indigene; somebody not indigenous to an area
Ancestry of “nonindigene”, step by step
nonindigene traces back through two 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 |