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Where does “Africanoid” come from?

Africanoid (English) comes from English African, from Old French Affrican, from Latin africanus, from Latin Āfrica, from Latin āfricus, from Latin Āfri, from Albanian afër, from Proto-Albanian apsera.

Africanoid (English): A Negroid

Definitions

  1. A Negroid

Ancestry of “Africanoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAfricanOf or pertaining to Africa; Black; synonym of...
2Old FrenchAffricanAfrican person
3LatinafricanusAfrican
4LatinĀfrica—
5Latināfricus—
6LatinĀfri—
7Albanianafërat, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to
8Proto-Albanianapseraat, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to
9Proto-Albanianaps—
10LatinApis—
11Ancient GreekἌπις—
12Copticϩⲁⲡⲉ—
13Egyptianḥp—
Every word from Egyptian ḥp →