Where does “afro-americano” come from?
afro-americano (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese americano, from Portuguese América, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
afro-americano (Portuguese): African-American
Ancestry of “afro-americano”, step by step