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Where does “afronorteamericano” come from?

afronorteamericano (Spanish) comes from Spanish norteamericano, from Spanish Norteamérica, from Spanish América, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

afronorteamericano (Spanish): Afro-North American

Definitions

  1. Afro-North American

Ancestry of “afronorteamericano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnorteamericanoborn in, belonging or relative to the United...
2SpanishNorteamérica—
3SpanishAméricaAmerica
4New LatinAmerica—
5ItalianAmerigo—
6Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks—
7Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
8Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
9Proto-Celticrīxsking
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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