Where does “negro” come from?

negro (Chavacano) comes from Spanish negro, from Latin nigrum, from Latin niger, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

negro (Chavacano): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “negro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnegroblack; a black person; ghost writer
2Latinnigrummasculine accusative singular of niger; neuter...
3Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Latin niger →