#30 Peer Reviewed: Europeans adopted the terms 'Black man/Land of Black men' from Afric

According to Brittanica (peer-reviewed) and vetted encyclopedia, the Portuguese a European group encountered Africans in the 14th century and adopted the terms 'Black man' and 'Land of Black men' from Africans in the Northern African region. From that point, Europeans have used it ever since in their maps.

Source; https://www.britannica.com/pla....ce/Guinea-region-Afr