₦airaland Forum

The historical origins of the name Africa are in dispute. At least seven origins have been suggested: (1) it is a Roman name for what the Greeks called "Libya," itself perhaps a Latinization of the name of the Berber tribe Aourigha (perhaps pronounced "Afarika"; (2) it is derived from two Phoenician terms either referring to corn or fruit (pharika ), meaning land of corn or fruit; (3) it comes from a Phoenician root faraqa, meaning separation or diaspora; a similar root is apparently found in some African languages such as Bambara; (4) it is drawn from the Latin adjective aprica (sunny) or the Greek aprikē (free from cold); (5) it might even stem from Sanskrit and Hindi in which the root Apara or Africa denotes that which, in geographical terms, comes "after"—to the west—in which case Africa is the western continent; (6) it is the name of a Yemenite chief named Africus who invaded North Africa in the second millennium B.C.E. and founded a town called Afrikyah; or (7) it springs from "Afer" who was a grandson of Abraham and a companion of Hercules (Ki-Zerbo; Spivak).

no 4 seem more appropriate

All of them i accept but to me i have a huge attachment to Africus... It makes more meaning...

OP which one is urs?

All of them look the same, so op tell me yours first.

Number 4.
Latin=Aprica= Sunny
Greek=Aprike= Free from Cold

KissCODE:
All of them i accept but to me i have a huge attachment to Africus... It makes more meaning...

OP which one is urs?

to me I guess no 1 sounds more meaningful

PapaBrowne:
Number 4.
Latin=Aprica= Sunny
Greek=Aprike= Free from Cold

but not all african country is free from cold esp the first contacts like Egypt, soudan, libya, tunisia etc.

anyway, all these are likely possible meaning. No one knows which one is actually correct

oya seun lalasticlala come and solve and rack ur head a littlle