autochthonic

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He sees the Gothic architecture spring high, spontaneous and autochthonic, first in the territory of Paris and thence spread outwards in a ring to the Scotch Highlands and to the Rhine.

From Europe and the Faith "Sine auctoritate nulla vita" by Belloc, Hilaire

There was nothing traditional, nothing archaic, nothing autochthonic in their poor art.

From An Open-Eyed Conspiracy; an Idyl of Saratoga by Howells, William Dean

What is the derivation and signification of aboriginal? autochthonic? primeval?

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

You will certainly not adopt Niebuhr's autochthonic theory, where such facts lie before you.

From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

Or was it original and autochthonic, independent, in its inception, of any external influences, and unconnected with any other institution?

From The Symbolism of Freemasonry by Mackey, Albert G.