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

  1. indigenous; indigenous person, native, indigene

Ancestry of “indigène”, step by step

indigène traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin indigena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinindigenanative, indigenous; a native; inflection of...
2Latinindu-within, in; inside
3LatininduArchaic form of in; in, within
4Old Latinendoin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥dóinto, inside
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Latin indigenus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinindigenusnative, indigenous; native, denizen
2Proto-Italic*endogenos
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “indigène

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dóEvery word from Old Latin endo