Afro-

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Afro-

/ˈæfɹoʊ-/ US

Where it comes from

Derived from Latin Āfrī, Āfer + -o-. Abstracted from Afro-American (attested 1902) and becoming generally popular from the 1960s.

prefix

morpheme African

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prefix African

Español	afro-
Português	afro-
Français	afro-, Afro-
Deutsch	afro-, Afro-
Ελληνικά	αφρο- afro-
Русский	а́фро- áfro-, африка́нско- afrikánsko-

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"Afro-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/afro-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Afro-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/afro-

Chicago

"Afro-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/afro-.

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@misc{afro_2026,
  title = {Afro-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/afro-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}