Where does “āfricus” come from?
āfricus (Latin) comes from Latin Āfri, from Albanian afër, from Proto-Albanian apsera, from Proto-Albanian aps, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.
āfricus (Latin): African
Definitions
- African
Ancestry of “āfricus”, step by step
āfricus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Āfri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Āfri | — |
| 2 | Albanian | afër | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | apsera | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 5 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 7 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |
via Latin Āfer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Āfer | from Africa (the region of modern-day Tunisia) |