Question: is aardvark derived from afrikaans?
Answer: The name "aardvark" is Afrikaans (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈɑːrtfark]), comes from earlier Afrikaans (erdvark) and means "earth pig" or "ground pig" (aarde: earth/ground, vark: pig), because of its burrowing habits. The name Orycteropus means burrowing foot, and the name afer refers to Africa.