Autochthon O Tok Thun Noun Native Aborigine Rock Formed Originating

autochthon /o-TOK-thun/

noun

1. A native; an aborigine.

2. Something, as a rock, formed or originating in the place where found.

[From Greek autochthon (of the land itself), from auto- (self) + chthon (earth, land). Ultimately from the Indo-European root dhghem- (earth), which also sprouted human, homicide, humble, homage, chamomile, exhume, inhume, chthonic, disinter, chameleonic, and Persian zamindar (landholder). Earliest documented use: 1538. The opposite of this term is allochthon.]

“A Bavarian autochthon, Werner Herzog has been a passionate imagemaker since the early 1960s.” - Tom Webber; The Dream Weaver; New Statesman (London, UK); Feb 13, 2006.