Where does “nigga” come from?
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nigga (English): Pronunciation spelling of nigger; A close and...
Definitions
- Pronunciation spelling of nigger; A close and...
Ancestry of “nigga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nigger | A black person; a person of black African... |
| 2 | English | neger | Synonym of nigger |
| 3 | French | nègre | negro; ghostwriter; friend, buddy |
| 4 | Spanish | negro | black; a black person; ghost writer |
| 5 | Latin | nigrum | masculine accusative singular of niger; neuter... |
| 6 | Latin | niger | wan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
Words derived from “nigga”