Where does “africus” come from?
africus (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.
Ancestry of “africus”, step by step
| 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 | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 7 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |