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
indigène traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin indigena
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Latin indigenus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | indigenus | native, indigenous; native, denizen |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *endogenos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |