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ETHNOBOTANY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
‘Ethno’ means ____
A
Local people
B
Aborigines
C
Indigenous people
D
People
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The term ethno derives from the Greek word ethnos, which means nation, tribe or race. Primarily, however, this ancient term translated into all languages of the world denotes “people”, which is its broadest meaning.

Detailed explanation-2: -ethno-in American English combining form. a combining form meaning “race, ” “culture, ” “people, ” used in the formation of compound words. ethnography.

Detailed explanation-3: -A demonym (/ˈdɛmənɪm/; from Ancient Greek (dêmos) ‘people, tribe’, and (ónuma) ‘name’) or gentilic (from Latin gentilis ‘of a clan, or gens’) is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place.

Detailed explanation-4: -Etymology. Borrowed from Ancient Greek (éthnos).

Detailed explanation-5: -word-forming element meaning “race, culture, ” from Greek ethnos “people, nation, class, caste, tribe; a number of people accustomed to live together” (see ethnic). Used to form modern compounds in the social sciences.

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