👉 In linguistics, "autochthonously" refers to a word or phrase that is derived from a specific part of the language's roots and has no direct English equivalent. It means that it originates in a particular source or place that is not commonly spoken or known by its modern form. For example: - "Autochthonous" comes from a root word that has been lost, like the word "autochondrite" which refers to the mineral formed when an asteroid impacts Earth.