aboriginal

aboriginal · adjective, noun¹

See Aboriginal.

Aboriginal · adjective, noun, proper noun²

1. Latin · learned borrowing fromab origine“from the beginning”
2. English todayAboriginal

From aborigine + -al, aborigine being from Latin ab origine (“from the beginning”).

First known use, by meaning

• First attested in the mid 17th century. First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.
• First attested in the late 17th century. Living in a land before colonization by foreigners.
• First attested in the late 18th century. Alternative letter-case form of Aboriginal
• First attested in the mid 18th century. An animal or plant native to a region.
• First attested in the mid 18th century. Alternative letter-case form of Aboriginal
• First attested in the 19th century. Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal peoples, or their languages.
• First attested in the 19th century. An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia or other land.