English
Africa
Africa comes from Latin āfricus ‘African’, and goes back to Āfer.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEĀfer‘from Africa’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāfricus‘African’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEĀfrica
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Affrique
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Affrike
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Africa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEĀfer‘from Africa’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāfricus‘African’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEĀfrica
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Affrique
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Affrike
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Africa
Earliest quotation: 2021, Abdelmajid Hannoum, Cambridge University Press: “The Sahara stood as an important marker between the…”
Every English word from Latin Āfer
Today it means
name The continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Āfer / Africa