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Where does “negrofication” come from?

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

negrofication (English): The process of negrofying

Definitions

  1. The process of negrofying

Ancestry of “negrofication”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNegroA black person; a person of sub-Saharan African...
2Spanishnegroblack; a black person; ghost writer
3Latinnigrummasculine accusative singular of niger; neuter...
4Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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