Where does “indigène” come from?
indigène (French) comes from Latin indigena, from Latin indu-, from Latin indu, from Old Latin endo, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dó, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
indigène (French): indigenous; indigenous person, native, indigene
Definitions
- indigenous; indigenous person, native, indigene
Ancestry of “indigène”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | indigena | native, indigenous; a native; inflection of... |
| 2 | Latin | indu- | within, in; inside |
| 3 | Latin | indu | Archaic form of in; in, within |
| 4 | Old Latin | endo | in |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dó | into, inside |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “indigène”