Etymology

Afro-American

Today it means: A native or resident of the United States (an American) who is of African heritage. Full definition →

English American ← New Latin America ← Italian Amerigo
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The story

  1. LatinĀfrī
  2. EnglishAfro-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-
  4. Proto-Germanic*amalą
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
  7. Proto-Celtic*rīxs
  8. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  9. Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóymos
  12. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  14. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*tḱóymos
  16. Proto-Germanic*haimaz
  17. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  18. Proto-Germanic*Haimarīksder.?
  19. ItalianAmerigo
  20. New LatinAmerica
  21. EnglishAmerica
  22. EnglishAmerican
  23. English todayAfro-American

From Afro- + American.

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