allochthonous
English
/ə.ˈlɒk.θə.nəs/
adj
Definitions
- Originating in a place other than where it is found.
- (geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (other, another, else, different, foreign).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἄλλος
Gloss
other, another, else, different, foreign
Concept
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Other
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allelomorph English
- allo- English
- allodoxaphobia English
- allotrope English
- alieniloquium Latin
- allergia Latin
- Allergie German
- Allopathie German
- allochtone French
- allotrope French
- аллотро́пия Russian
- ἀλλαγή Ancient Greek
- ἀλληγορία Ancient Greek
- ἀλλοῖος Ancient Greek
- ἀλλόφυλος Ancient Greek
- ἄλλοθεν Ancient Greek
- ἄλλοθι Ancient Greek
- ἄλλος Ancient Greek
- ἄλλως Ancient Greek
- alóctone Portuguese
- alla- Irish
- allegori Danish
- άλλος Greek (modern)
- alo- Indonesian
- алергия Bulgarian
- ἀλλοῦ gkm
- *áľľos Proto-Hellenic