Where does “África” come from?

África (Spanish) comes from Old Portuguese Africa.

África (Spanish): shortened from María (de) África, an epithet of the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Africa

Definitions

  1. shortened from María (de) África, an epithet of the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Africa

Ancestry of “África”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
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Words derived from “África”

Every word from Old Portuguese Africa →