Where does “negrós” come from?

negrós (Catalan) comes from Catalan negre, from Old Catalan negre, from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

negrós (Catalan): blackish

Definitions

  1. blackish

Ancestry of “negrós”, step by step

negrós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan negre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalannegreblack; black person
2Old Catalannegre—
3LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Catalan ós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanósbear
2Latinursusa bear
3Proto-Italic*orsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →Every word from Old Catalan negre →