autochthonous C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ɔːˈtɑːkθənəs/ UK /ɔːˈtɒkθənəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj native to and originating in the place where found; indigenous The valley shelters several autochthonous plant species. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · native to and originating... indigenousnativeaboriginalendemicoriginal ↔ Opposites foreignexoticalienallochthonousimmigrant Word family Derived forms autochthonously Related forms autochthonautochthonalautochthony Etymology AI details From Ancient Greek autochthon ('sprung from the land itself') + -ous, from autos ('self') + chthon ('earth, soil'). autochthon Ancient Greek autos Ancient Greek chthon Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # autochthonous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɔːˈtɑːkθənəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɔːˈtɒkθənəs/ ## Meanings 1. native to and originating in the place where found; indigenous ## Examples - The valley shelters several autochthonous plant species. ## Synonyms - indigenous - native - aboriginal - endemic - original ## Antonyms - foreign - exotic - alien - allochthonous - immigrant ## Derived Forms - autochthonously ## Related Forms - autochthon - autochthonal - autochthony ## Roots and Affixes - Root: autochthon - Root: autos - Root: chthon ## Etymology From Ancient Greek autochthon ('sprung from the land itself') + -ous, from autos ('self') + chthon ('earth, soil'). ## AI Etymology Autochthonous is from Ancient Greek autochthon ('sprung from the land itself') + -ous, from autos ('self') + chthon ('earth, soil'). Important recorded forms include autochthon (Ancient Greek), autos (Ancient Greek), and chthon (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers native to and originating in the place where found; indigenous. The wider family includes derived forms such as autochthonously and related words such as autochthon, autochthonal, and autochthony. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown