Where does “Nigritian” come from?
Nigritian (English) comes from English Nigritia, from Latin nigritia, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Nigritian (English): An inhabitant of Nigritia; African American; Of...
Definitions
- An inhabitant of Nigritia; African American; Of...
Ancestry of “Nigritian”, step by step
Nigritian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Nigritia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nigritia | a vague region inland from the Guinea coast, Sub-Saharan Africa or Black Africa generally |
| 2 | Latin | nigritia | blackness, black color |
| 3 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |