Where does “Afrodescendant” come from?
Afrodescendant (English) comes from English descendant, from Middle English dessendaunte, from Latin dēscendēns, from Latin dēscendō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
Afrodescendant (English): A person of African descent
Definitions
- A person of African descent
Ancestry of “Afrodescendant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | descendant | descending from a biological ancestor; proceeding... |
| 2 | Middle English | dessendaunte | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēscendēns | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēscendō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | — |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |