Etymology

Afroasiatic

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages. Full definition →

English Asiatic ← Latin āsiāticu ← Ancient Greek Ἀσῐᾱτῐκός (Asĭātĭkós)
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  1. LatinĀfrī
  2. EnglishAfro-
  3. Ancient GreekἈσίᾱ (Asíā)
  4. Ancient GreekἈσῐᾱτῐκός (Asĭātĭkós)
  5. Latināsiāticu
  6. EnglishAsiatic
  7. English todayAfroasiatic

From Afro- + Asiatic.

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