Where does “aborigine” come from?
aborigine (Latin) comes from Latin aborigo, from Latin ab origine — from the beginning; originally.
aborigine (Latin): ablative singular of aborigō
Definitions
- ablative singular of aborigō
Ancestry of “aborigine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | aborigo | aborigine |
| 2 | Latin | ab origine | from the beginning; originally |