Where does “indigene” come from?
indigene (Italian) comes from Italian indigeno, from Latin indigenus, from Proto-Italic *endogenos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
indigene (Italian): feminine plural of indigeno; plural of indigena
Definitions
- feminine plural of indigeno; plural of indigena
Ancestry of “indigene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | indigeno | native, indigenous, local; native |
| 2 | Latin | indigenus | native, indigenous; native, denizen |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *endogenos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |