Added 10 October 2026
autochthon
/ɔːˈtɒkθ(ə)n/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about autochthon at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The earliest known inhabitants of a region.
Origin
From Ancient Greek αὐτόχθων (autókhthōn, “indigenous”), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + χθών (khthṓn, “earth, soil”).
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