Where does “negrer” come from?

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

negrer (Catalan): slaving; related to the slave trade

Definitions

  1. slaving; related to the slave trade

Ancestry of “negrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalannegreblack; black person
2Old Catalannegre—
3LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →Every word from Old Catalan negre →
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