Where does “negro” come from?

Negro comes from Portuguese negro, from Latin nigrum (black), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-, a root meaning dark or night.

negro (English): Relating to the black ethnicity; Black or dark...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the black ethnicity; Black or dark...

Ancestry of “negro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenegroblack; black; negro; black in colour
2Old Portuguesenegroblack
3LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “negro

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-