'aframerican' originates from 'American English', specifically the combination of 'African' and 'American', where 'African' refers to the continent of Africa and 'American' refers to the United States of America.

'aframerican' changed from the term 'African American' and eventually became a colloquial term used in modern English.

Initially, it meant 'a person of African descent in America', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.