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Where does “Afrofuturism” come from?

Afrofuturism (English) comes from English futurism, from French futurisme, from Italian futurismo, from Italian -ismo, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

Afrofuturism (English): A literary and cultural aesthetic that combines...

Definitions

  1. A literary and cultural aesthetic that combines...

Ancestry of “Afrofuturism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfuturismAn early 20th century avant-garde art movement...
2Frenchfuturismefuturism
3Italianfuturismofuturism
4Italian-ismo-ism
5Latin-ismus-ism
6Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
7Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
8Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →