Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Autochthon
Au-toch′thon
,Noun.
pl. E.
Authochthons
, L. Autochthones
. [L., fr. Gr. [GREEK], pl. [GREEK], from the land itself;
αὐτόσ
self + [GREEK] earth, land.] 1.
One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits; one of the original inhabitants or aborigines; a native; – commonly in the plural. This title was assumed by the ancient Greeks, particularly the Athenians.
2.
That which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin.
Webster 1828 Edition
Autochthon
AUTOCHTHON
,Noun.