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
- An African diaspora
Ancestry of “Afrodiaspora”, step by step
Afrodiaspora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diaspora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diaspora | The dispersion of the Jews among the Gentiles... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διασπορά | scattering, dispersion |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διασπείρω | to scatter, disperse |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπείρω | I sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | spéřřō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spéryeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |