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endemic
- /ɛnˈdɛm.ɪk/ UK, US
- /ɪnˈdɛm.ɪk/ UK, US, uncommon
Rhymes with -ɛmɪk
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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.
adjective endemick
- Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs. The endemic religion of Easter Island arrived with the Polynesian settlers.
- Peculiar to a particular area or region; not found in other places. Kangaroos are endemic to Australia.
- Prevalent in a particular area or region, persistent within a population. Malaria is endemic to the tropics.
noun endemics · endemick
- An individual or species that is endemic to a region. The species that appeared as a consequence were endemics; that is, they were found nowhere else in the world.
- A disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities.
