autochthon

Senso (Inglese)

1. (formal) The earliest inhabitant of an area; an indigenous person.
2. A large mass of rock in the place of its original formation, rooted to its basement (foundation rock) as opposed to an allochthon or nappe which has shifted from the place of formation; an autochthonous rock formation.

Concetti

aborigeno

autoctono

indigeno

natio

sinonimi

aboriginal

aborigine

indigenous

Traduzioni

autochtone

aborigène

aborigen

Eingeborener

Urbewohner

Ureinwohner

Aborigine

aboriginal

Australische inboorling

inboorling

autóctone

nativo

autóctono

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɔːˈtɒkθ(ə)n/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Ancient Greek αὐτόχθων (autókhthōn, “indigenous”), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + χθών (khthṓn, “earth, soil”).