indigenous
英検準1級先住の・固有の
意味
- 固有の,土着の,生まれながらの
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
Borrowed from Late Latin indigenus (“native, born in a country”), from indi- (indu-), an old derivative of in (“in”), gen- the root of gignō (“give birth to”), and English -ous. Compare indigene, Ancient Greek ἐνδογενής (endogenḗs, “born in the house”), and the separately formed piecewise doublet endogenous. Unrelated to Indian.
辞書順で近い単語
indictment indifference indifferent indigestion indignant indignation