Where does “Afrasian” come from?

Afrasian (English) comes from English Asian, from Latin Asianus, from Ancient Greek Ἀσιανός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Afrasian (English): Of or relating to both Africa and Asia

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to both Africa and Asia

Ancestry of “Afrasian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAsianA person from the continent of Asia; A person...
2LatinAsianusAsian
3Ancient GreekἈσιανόςan inhabitant of Anatolia; an Anatolian
4Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “Afrasian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →