Where does “Afrabia” come from?
Afrabia (English) comes from English Africa, from Old French Affrike, from Latin āfricus, from Latin Āfri, from Albanian afër, from Proto-Albanian apsera, from Proto-Albanian aps, from Latin Apis — the god Apis.
Afrabia (English): Africa (or the parts of Africa with ties to Arabs) and Arabia, grouped together on the basis of historical ties
Definitions
- Africa (or the parts of Africa with ties to Arabs) and Arabia, grouped together on the basis of historical ties
Ancestry of “Afrabia”, step by step
Afrabia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Africa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Africa | contrasted with the Maghreb |
| 2 | Old French | Affrike | — |
| 3 | Latin | āfricus | African |
| 4 | Latin | Āfri | — |
| 5 | Albanian | afër | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 6 | Proto-Albanian | apsera | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 7 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 8 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 10 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 11 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |