Morpheme
Ind
Type
bound base
Denotation
region of South Asia (India)
Etymology
Latin indicum, from indicus; Ancient Greek indikón, from Indía
Evidence
India, Indian, Indiana, Indies, indium, Indo-, Indochina, Indochinese, Indophile, Indophobe, Indosphere, indoxyl, induline, Indus
Notes
many plants native to India produce a purplish-blue dye
erroneously applied to indigineous Americans because early Europeans mistook North America for Asia and India
