Where does “africâner” come from?
africâner (Portuguese) comes from Afrikaans Afrikaner, from Dutch Afrikaan, from Latin africanus, from Latin Āfrica, from Latin āfricus, from Latin Āfri, from Albanian afër, from Proto-Albanian apsera.
africâner (Portuguese): Afrikaner; Afrikaans; afrikaner
Definitions
- Afrikaner; Afrikaans; afrikaner
Ancestry of “africâner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Afrikaner | Afrikaner; African |
| 2 | Dutch | Afrikaan | African |
| 3 | Latin | africanus | African |
| 4 | Latin | Āfrica | — |
| 5 | Latin | āfricus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Āfri | — |
| 7 | Albanian | afër | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 8 | Proto-Albanian | apsera | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 9 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 10 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 12 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 13 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |