Kata bahasa Indonesia English word

Table of Contents -- autochthon POS
HYPHEN
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY

Link, Gadget and Share

autochthon

Noun

au=toch=thon

WORDNET DICTIONARY

autochthon, n. [L., fr. Gr. , pl. , from the land itself; a'yto`s self + earth, land.].

One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits; one of the original inhabitants or aborigines; a native; -- commonly in the plural. This title was assumed by the ancient Greeks, particularly the Athenians. [1913 Webster]
That which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin. [1913 Webster]

autochthon, n. (pl. autochthons or autochthones) (in pl.) the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country; aboriginals.

Derivative

autochthonal adj. autochthonic adj. autochthonous adj.

Etymology

Gk, = sprung from the earth (as AUTO-, khthon, -onos earth)