Where does “aborigen” come from?

aborigen (Romanian) comes from French aborigène, from Latin ab origine — from the beginning; originally.

aborigen (Romanian): aboriginal person, indigenous person, native (person)

Definitions

  1. aboriginal person, indigenous person, native (person)

Ancestry of “aborigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaborigèneof Indigenous Australians
2Latinab originefrom the beginning; originally
Every word from Latin ab origine →Every word from French aborigène →