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
- A cocktail consisting of gin, Campari and...
Ancestry of “negroni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | negroni | negroni |
| 2 | Italian | negri | masculine plural of negro |
| 3 | Italian | negro | black; negro; nigger |
| 4 | Latin | Niger | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |