A variant spelling of autochthon; a person native to or originating from a particular place.
This is an alternative spelling of autochthon, following different transliteration conventions from Greek. Both forms are etymologically identical, deriving from Greek 'autos' and 'chthon.'
Spelling variations like autochton vs. autochthon show how borrowed words from Greek can have multiple English versions depending on which transliteration system scholars preferred. The 'th' version (autochthon) is now standard, but you'll find 'autochton' in older texts.
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