Where does “Āfrica” come from?
Āfrica (Latin) comes from Latin āfricus, from Latin Āfri, from Albanian afër, from Proto-Albanian apsera, from Proto-Albanian aps, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ.
Ancestry of “Āfrica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | āfricus | — |
| 2 | Latin | Āfri | — |
| 3 | Albanian | afër | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | apsera | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 6 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 8 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 9 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |