Where does “negra” come from?
negra (Catalan) comes from Catalan negre, from Old Catalan negre, from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
negra (Catalan): feminine singular of negre
Definitions
- feminine singular of negre
Ancestry of “negra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | negre | black; black person |
| 2 | Old Catalan | negre | — |
| 3 | Latin | Niger | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |