NYT Dictionary
ENDEMIC
/ɛnˈdɛm.ɪk/AdjectiveNounen-DEM-icen-dem-ic · 3 syllablesGrade 11
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2024
Meaning
Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *déh₂mos Proto-Hellenic *dā́mos Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English endemic From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + -ic. Possibly via Ancient Greek ἔνδημος (éndēmos, “among one's people, at home, native”) and/or French endémique. By surface analysis, en- + demic.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
nativeindigenousprecinctiveendemicalautochthonalautochthonicautochthonousabnormalityaboriginalaffection
Antonyms
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