# Afro-

> English word · Prefix · IPA /ˈæfɹoʊ-/

## Definitions
1. African

## Etymology
From Latin Āfri, Āfer + -o-. Abstracted from Afro-American (attested 1902) and becoming generally popular from the 1960s.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/afro