Endemic
/ɛnˈdɛm.ɪk/noun
Regularly found and native to a particular place or population.
Did you know?Endemic comes from Greek dēmos, “the people,” the same root behind democracy, so the word originally meant something that stays among a population rather than merely spreading everywhere.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἐνδημικός (endēmikós)
“Native, resident, or peculiar to a people or place”
Late Greek
Greek
ἐνδήμος (endēmos)
“Dwelling in a place, native, resident”
Ancient Greek
Greek
δῆμος (dēmos)
“The people, district, or population”
16th Century
English
endemick
“Native to a particular place; peculiar to a locality”
Modern English
English
endemic
“Regularly found in a particular region or population”
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