Etymology

aborigine

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Today it means: An Aboriginal person from Australia (descending from, or a member of, one of the indigenous people(s) before British colonisation), Aboriginal Australian. Full definition →

First used First attested in the early 19ᵗʰ century.English aboriginesbf. ← Latin aborīginē
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aborigine · noun1

  1. Latinaborīginē
  2. Englishaboriginesbf.
  3. English todayaborigine

Back-formation from aborigines.

Aborigine · noun2

Back-formation from Aborigines.

First known use, by meaning

  • First attested in the early 19ᵗʰ century. A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
  • First attested in the late 17ᵗʰ century. The native flora and fauna of an area.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.