Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

indigenous

 

1) originating in a particular region, native; 2) inborn, innate

 

The generous donation will make it possible for the university to plant at least one of every kind of tree indigenous to the state.

 

Related English word: indigenousness

 

Latin root word: gigno, gignere, genui, genitus - to beget, give birth to, bring forth

 

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