Autochthonous

au-toch-tho-nous –adj. 1. Originating where found; indigenous: autochthonous rocks, people, folktales.

First word that came to mind (followed by “balderdash” in a near dead heat). I just enjoy its sound and its unwieldy nature. It’s such an unlikely word, and yet quite useful.

Rick Spradlin
Dallas, TX

March 8th, 2008 | March 8th, 2008 | % | (23 votes, average: 3.61 out of 10)
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3 comments to Autochthonous

• Shereen87

  December 4, 2008 at 1:26 pm

  I like the word balderdash better. Meaning senseless, stupid or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense

• Ross

  June 19, 2009 at 4:43 pm

  Somehow I got this root word “chthon” associated with ancient evil, like H. P. Lovecraft stories…. probably because the evil monsters in his stories were supposed to have been here before we were, hence they were autochthonous …

• Logan

  December 2, 2009 at 3:58 pm

  @Ross – The H.P. Lovecraft beast was Cthulhu…not sure they’ve got the same root.

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