Where does “nigged” come from?
nigged (English) comes from English nig, from English nigger, from English neger, from French nègre, from Spanish negro, from Latin nigrum, from Latin niger, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts — bare, naked.
nigged (English): Roughly shaped with a stonecutter's hammer;...
Definitions
- Roughly shaped with a stonecutter's hammer;...
Ancestry of “nigged”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nig | niggard; nigger; to behave as a stereotypical... |
| 2 | English | nigger | A black person; a person of black African... |
| 3 | English | neger | Synonym of nigger |
| 4 | French | nègre | negro; ghostwriter; friend, buddy |
| 5 | Spanish | negro | black; a black person; ghost writer |
| 6 | Latin | nigrum | masculine accusative singular of niger; neuter... |
| 7 | Latin | niger | wan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |