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Where does “Afrodiaspora” come from?

Afrodiaspora (English) comes from English diaspora, from Ancient Greek διασπορά, from Ancient Greek διασπείρω, from Ancient Greek σπείρω, from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European spéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Afrodiaspora (English): An African diaspora

Definitions

  1. An African diaspora

Ancestry of “Afrodiaspora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiasporaThe dispersion of the Jews among the Gentiles...
2Ancient Greekδιασποράscattering, dispersion
3Ancient Greekδιασπείρωto scatter, disperse
4Ancient GreekσπείρωI sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of...
5Proto-Hellenicspéřřō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéryeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
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