Where does “negroni” come from?

negroni (English) comes from Italian negroni, from Italian negri, from Italian negro, from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

negroni (English): A cocktail consisting of gin, Campari and...

Definitions

  1. A cocktail consisting of gin, Campari and...

Ancestry of “negroni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannegroninegroni cocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth
2Italiannegrimasculine plural of negro
3Italiannegroblack; negro; nigger
4LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →Every word from Italian negro →