Where does “africanissime” come from?
africanissime (French) comes from French africain, from French Afrique, from Old French Affrique, from Latin Āfrica, from Latin āfricus, from Latin Āfri, from Albanian afër, from Proto-Albanian apsera.
africanissime (French): superlative degree of africain: Very or most...
Definitions
- superlative degree of africain: Very or most...
Ancestry of “africanissime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | africain | African |
| 2 | French | Afrique | Africa |
| 3 | Old French | Affrique | — |
| 4 | Latin | Āfrica | — |
| 5 | Latin | āfricus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Āfri | — |
| 7 | Albanian | afër | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 8 | Proto-Albanian | apsera | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 9 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 10 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 12 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 13 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |