As for "African," there are several hypotheses regarding its origin; for instance, some assert that it came from the Latin word "afri" which pertained to the early inhabitants of the territories at the west of the Nile River while some believe that it was based on the Phoenician word, "afar" which means "dust."
ສໍາ ລັບ" ອາຟຣິກາ," ມີແນວຄິດຫຼາຍຢ່າງກ່ຽວກັບຕົ້ນ ກໍາ ເນີດຂອງມັນ; ຍົກຕົວຢ່າງ, ບາງຄົນຢືນຢັນວ່າມັນມາຈາກພາສາລາແຕັງ "afri" ເຊິ່ງກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບຊາວອານາເຂດໃນຕອນຕົ້ນຂອງທິດຕາເວັນຕົກຂອງແມ່ນໍ້າ Nile ໃນຂະນະທີ່ບາງຄົນເຊື່ອວ່າມັນແມ່ນອີງໃສ່ ຄໍາ ສັບ Phoenician, "ໄກ" ເຊິ່ງຫມາຍຄວາມວ່າ "ຂີ້ຝຸ່ນ ."