The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromαὐτόχθων“indigenous”
- English todayautochthon
From Ancient Greek αὐτόχθων (autókhthōn, “indigenous”), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + χθών (khthṓn, “earth, soil”).
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autochthon
au·toch·thonToday it means: The earliest inhabitant of an area; an indigenous person. Full definition →
Ancient Greek αὐτόχθων