Etymology

aboriginally

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Today it means: From or in the earliest known times. Full definition →

First used First attested in the early 19th century.
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The story

From aboriginal + -ly.

First known use, by meaning

  • First attested in the early 19th century. From or in the earliest known times.
  • First attested in the 1980s. By indigenous Canadians (often capitalized in this sense).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.