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Where does “intranigral” come from?

intranigral (English) comes from English nigral, from English nigra, from English Negro, from Spanish negro, from Latin nigrum, from Latin niger, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

intranigral (English): Within the substantia nigra

Definitions

  1. Within the substantia nigra

Ancestry of “intranigral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnigralOf or pertaining to the substantia nigra
2EnglishnigraA black person
3EnglishNegroA black person; a person of sub-Saharan African...
4Spanishnegroblack; a black person; ghost writer
5Latinnigrummasculine accusative singular of niger; neuter...
6Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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