Etymology of the English word apartheid
the English word
apartheidderived from the Afrikaans word
apartheidderived from the Afrikaans word
apartderived from the Dutch word
apartusing the Dutch suffix
-heidDate
The earliest known usage of apartheid in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in other languages
Romanian
apartheidCognates
Dutch
apartheid, French
apartheid, German
Apartheid, Norwegian
apartheid, Swedish
apartheidUsage
Word found in Modern English