Where does “Nigeria” come from?

Nigeria is a place name derived from the River Niger, with the suffix -ia from Latin, -ία from Ancient Greek, and ultimately -h₂ from Proto-Indo-European.

Nigeria (English): Currency: naira (₦)

Definitions

  1. Currency: naira (₦)

Ancestry of “Nigeria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnigerAn Ethiopian herb, Guizotia abyssinica, grown for...
2LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “Nigeria”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →Every word from English niger →