aborigines

aborigines · noun, noun¹

1. ['la · learned borrowing fromaborīginēs
2. Latin · learned borrowing fromaborīginēs
3. English todayaborigines

Learned borrowing from Latin aborīginēs.

Aborigines · proper noun, noun²

1. Latin · learned borrowing fromaborīginēs
2. English todayAborigines

Learned borrowing from Latin aborīginēs, which see for more.

First known use, by meaning

• First attested in the mid 16ᵗʰ century. The original people of a location; originally used of ancient Greek and Roman peoples.
• First attested in the late 17ᵗʰ century. Indigenous flora and fauna.
• First attested in the early 18ᵗʰ century. The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.