Africe

Morpheme

Africe

Type

bound base

Denotation

(1) continent south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean, and north of Antarctica; (2) historically country of Carthage in northern modern Tunisia

Etymology

Middle English Affrike; Old French Affrique, Affrike; Latin Āfrica, from Āfricus, from Āfrī, singular Āfer

Evidence

Africa, African, Africans