\Au*toch"thon\, n.; pl. E. {Authochthons}, L.
{Autochthones}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. ?, from the land itself;
a'yto`s self + ? earth, land.]
1. One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or
   the soil he inhabits; one of the original inhabitants or
   aborigines; a native; -- commonly in the plural. This
   title was assumed by the ancient Greeks, particularly the
   Athenians.
2. That which is original to a particular country, or which
   had there its origin.