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autochthonal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-tochthonal
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous

Etymology

Etymology tree English autochthon Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English autochthonal From autochthon + -al.

Frequently Paired Words

autochthonous

Synonyms

autochthonous autochthonic endemic indigenous

Questions

What does autochthonal mean?
existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous
Where does autochthonal come from?
Etymology tree English autochthon Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English autochthonal From autochthon + -al.

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