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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Afro-American en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree
Latin Āfrī
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
English Afro-
Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-
Proto-Germanic *amalą
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs
Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor.
Proto-Germanic *rīks
Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-éyti
Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf.
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos
Proto-Germanic *haimaz
▲
Proto-Germanic *rīks
Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.?
Italian Amerigoder.
New Latin Americalbor.
English America
Middle English -n
English -n
English American
English Afro-American
From Afro- + American.
Meanings
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(dated, not-comparable) Of African-American heritage or culture.
I inadvertently gave the afro-american delivery boi a $5 tip probably due to the fact that I had pickled a few brain cells.
2004 August 5, "Zonee", “Ungratefull fucking pizza boi....”, in alt.pizza.delivery.drivers (Usenet), retrieved 09 Mar 2008:
Forms
Relateds
black · Afro-Latin · Afro-Russian · Euro-American · person of color · negro
Synonyms
African-American
Afro-American en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
Latin Āfrī
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
English Afro-
Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-
Proto-Germanic *amalą
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs
Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor.
Proto-Germanic *rīks
Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-éyti
Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf.
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos
Proto-Germanic *haimaz
▲
Proto-Germanic *rīks
Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.?
Italian Amerigoder.
New Latin Americalbor.
English America
Middle English -n
English -n
English American
English Afro-American
From Afro- + American.
Meanings
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(dated) A native or resident of the United States (an American) who is of African heritage.
That great battle was won, not because the victim of slavery was a negro, mulatto, or an Afro-American, but because the victim of slavery was a man and a brother to all other men, a child of God, and could claim with all mankind a common Father, and therefore should be recognized as an accountable being, a subject of government, and entitled to justice, liberty and equality before the law, and every where else.
1894 September 3, Frederick Douglass, Blessings of Liberty and Education, Manassas, Virginia:
Forms
Synonyms
African-American