Where does “Bantoid” come from?

Bantoid (English) comes from English bantu, from Proto-Bantu bàntʊ̀ — plural of *mʊ̀ntʊ̀; people.

Bantoid (English): Of or relating to a putative branch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a putative branch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family

Ancestry of “Bantoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbantuA member of any of the African ethnic groups that speak a Bantu language
2Proto-Bantubàntʊ̀plural of *mʊ̀ntʊ̀; people

Words derived from “Bantoid

Every word from Proto-Bantu bàntʊ̀Every word from English bantu