Sir-Viette t1_ja5cbcr wrote
Reply to comment by Himantolophus in ELI5: Why are native Australians called Aboriginals when in English the prefix "a" usually means "not"- ex Abnormal, atypical, etc? by Invisible_Swan
It’s Latin rather than Greek.
“A-Meri-Can” means “A Merry Can”.
Otherwise, it would mean “Not A Merry Can”.
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