Where does “Africanist” come from?

Africanist derives from English African plus the suffix -ista from Latin, which comes from Ancient Greek -ιστής, itself from the verb -ίζω meaning to practice or engage in.

Africanist (English): A specialist in African studies; An African...

Definitions

A specialist in African studies; An African...

Ancestry of “Africanist”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	African	Of or pertaining to Africa; Black; synonym of...
2	Old French	Affrican	African person
3	Latin	africanus	African
4	Latin	Āfrica	—
5	Latin	āfricus	—
6	Latin	Āfri	—
7	Albanian	afër	at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to
8	Proto-Albanian	apsera	at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to
9	Proto-Albanian	aps	—
10	Latin	Apis	—
11	Ancient Greek	Ἄπις	—
12	Coptic	ϩⲁⲡⲉ	—
13	Egyptian	ḥp	—

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