Where does “totem” come from?

Totem comes from Ojibwe doodem, a word of unknown ultimate origin referring to a clan or family group.

totem (English): Any natural object or living creature that serves...

Definitions

  1. Any natural object or living creature that serves...

Ancestry of “totem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibwedoodemtotem; clan

Words derived from “totem

Every word from Ojibwe doodem
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