Where does “africia” come from?
africia (Late Latin) comes from Latin Africa, from English Africa, from Old French Affrike, from Latin āfricus, from Latin Āfri, from Albanian afër, from Proto-Albanian apsera, from Proto-Albanian aps.
africia (Late Latin): a type of cake used in sacrifices
Definitions
- a type of cake used in sacrifices
Ancestry of “africia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Africa | — |
| 2 | English | Africa | — |
| 3 | Old French | Affrike | — |
| 4 | Latin | āfricus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Āfri | — |
| 6 | Albanian | afër | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 7 | Proto-Albanian | apsera | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 8 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 9 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 11 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 12 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |
Words derived from “africia”