Where does “allochtone” come from?

allochtone (French) comes from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

allochtone (French): allochthonous; a non-native person, not an...

Definitions

  1. allochthonous; a non-native person, not an...

Ancestry of “allochtone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
2Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
3Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “allochtone”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō →