Ameriginal

See also ameriginal

English

Alternative forms

• ameriginal

Etymology

From american, from Modified Latin Americanus (America from Latinized name of Amerigo Vespucci, Italian navigator of 1512) plus, from Middle English origine, from Latin origo (“beginning, source, birth, origin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /æməˈrɪdʒən(ə)l/

Adjective

Ameriginal (comparative more Ameriginal, superlative most Ameriginal)

1. Of or pertaining to American Aboriginal peoples, Amerigines.
2. Of or pertaining to Ameriginal peoples.
3. First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the Ameriginal tribes of America. Also ameriginal, especially when not referring to people.

Synonyms

• (of Amerigines): ameriginal, Amerigine, amerigine
• (of Ameriginal peoples): ameriginal, Native American, First Nations, Amerindian

Derived terms

• ameriginality
• ameriginally
• Aboriginal people
• Aboriginal peoples
• Aboriginal rights
• Aboriginal title

Related terms

• Amerigine, amerigine

Noun

Ameriginal (plural Ameriginals)

1. An Aboriginal inhabitant of The Americas, Amerigine.

Proper noun

Ameriginal

1. Any of the native languages spoken by original Americans.