English Explanatory Dictionary

Afro-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. African

Pronunciation

/ˈæfɹoʊ-/

Word forms

Afro-

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Āfri Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Afro- From Latin Āfri, Āfer + -o-. Abstracted from Afro-American (attested 1902) and becoming generally popular from the 1960s.

Related words

afro
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