heterochthonic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “other, different”) (corresponding to hetero-) + χθών (khthṓn, “earth, soil”) + -ic.

Adjective

heterochthonic (comparative more heterochthonic, superlative most heterochthonic)

  1. Not indigenous; foreign.
    Antonym: autochthonic
    • 2024 September 30, Michael Doran, “EXCEPTIONALISM AND ASSIMILATIONISM IN FEDERAL INDIAN LAW”, in Stanford Law School‎[1], volume 20, number 2, page 270‎[2], archived from the original on 24 February 2025:
      I argue that Indian law exceptionalism generally follows from the autochthonic understanding of Native sovereignty and that Indian law assimilationism generally follows from the heterochthonic understanding of Native sovereignty.
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