Where does “panafricanisme” come from?
panafricanisme (French) comes from French panafricain, from French africain, from French Afrique, from Old French Affrique, from Latin Āfrica, from Latin āfricus, from Latin Āfri, from Albanian afër.
panafricanisme (French): Pan-Africanism
Ancestry of “panafricanisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | panafricain | Pan-African |
| 2 | French | africain | African |
| 3 | French | Afrique | Africa |
| 4 | Old French | Affrique | — |
| 5 | Latin | Āfrica | — |
| 6 | Latin | āfricus | — |
| 7 | Latin | Āfri | — |
| 8 | Albanian | afër | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 9 | Proto-Albanian | apsera | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 10 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 11 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 13 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 14 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |