Where does “Afro-Surinamer” come from?

Afro-Surinamer (Dutch) comes from Dutch afro, from English afro, from English Afro-, from English ‐o‐, from Latin ‐o‐, from Ancient Greek -ό-.

Afro-Surinamer (Dutch): An Afro-Surinamese person; a Surinamese person of African descent; an umbrella term encompassing both the Creole and Maroon ethnicities

Definitions

  1. An Afro-Surinamese person; a Surinamese person of African descent; an umbrella term encompassing both the Creole and Maroon ethnicities

Ancestry of “Afro-Surinamer”, step by step

Afro-Surinamer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch afro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafroafro, fro
2EnglishafroA hairstyle characterized by a tightly curled...
3EnglishAfro-African
4English‐o‐—
5Latin‐o‐—
6Ancient Greek-ό-—

via Dutch Surinamer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSurinamerSurinamer
2Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
3Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Ancient Greek -ό- →Every word from Latin ‐o‐ →Every word from English ‐o‐ →