autochthon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

Ancient Greek αὐτόχθων ‘indigenous’, from αὐτο− + χθων ‘earth, soil’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔːˈtɒkθən/

[edit] Noun

autochthon (plural autochthons or autochthones)

1. The earliest inhabitant of an area, an aboriginal.
2. (geology) An autochthonous rock formation.