Where does “Amerika” come from?

Amerika is a German word borrowed into English, ultimately derived from the name of Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer after whom the continents were named.

Amerika (English): America, i.e. the United States of America

Definitions

  1. America, i.e. the United States of America

Ancestry of “Amerika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAmerikaAmerica
Every word from German Amerika
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