Where does “niger” come from?

niger (English) comes from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

niger (English): An Ethiopian herb, Guizotia abyssinica, grown for...

Definitions

  1. An Ethiopian herb, Guizotia abyssinica, grown for...

Ancestry of “niger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
2Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “niger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →
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