Native to or naturally occurring in a particular place; regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.
From Greek 'endemos' meaning native or belonging to a people, from 'en-' (in) plus 'demos' (people). Originally used in medicine to describe diseases confined to specific regions, it expanded to biological and general usage by the 19th century.
The word 'endemic' contains 'demos' meaning people, the same root as in 'democracy' - it literally means 'in the people' or belonging to a specific population. This connection helps explain why endemic diseases are those that persist within particular communities or regions.
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