Etymology

Rastafarian

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Today it means: An adherent of Rastafarianism. Full definition →

English Rastafari ← Amharic ተፈሪ (täfäri) ← Proto-Semitic *raʔš-
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The story

  1. Proto-Semitic*raʔš-
  2. Amharicራስ (ras)
  3. Amharicተፈሪ (täfäri)
  4. EnglishRastafari
  5. English todayRastafarian

From Rastafari + -an.

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