'africanoid' originates from 'Africa', specifically the word 'African', where 'Africa' refers to the continent and '-oid' is a suffix meaning 'resembling or like'.

'African' changed from 'Latin' word 'Africanus' and eventually became the modern English word 'African'.

Initially, it meant 'pertaining to Africa', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'resembling or characteristic of African people or culture'.