Ethiop

noun

Ethi·​op ˈē-thē-ˌäp 

variants or Ethiope

ˈē-thē-ˌōp 

archaic

: ethiopian

Word History

Etymology

Middle English Ethiope, from Anglo-French, from Latin Aethiops, from Greek Aithiops

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above