How does the word sound?
History of this Word
"afro" is from "Afer" (an African) spoken by ancient people in central Italy around 700 B.C.
In this sense, it is a word added to another word to form a new word.
A prefix added to the start of a word. Indicates that "Africa" modifies the word. Created to expand meanings. Can be used with many words to form new words.
Examples of how the word is used
|The Afro-American Cultural Center and community come together to celebrate and support the center?s exhibits.|
|The vast majority of languages in all the African language groups exhibit tone, except for the Afroasian group.|