Where does “nigger lottery” come from?
nigger lottery (English) comes from English lottery, from Italian lotteria, from Italian lotto, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot, from Proto-Germanic hlutą — to cover; to incline.
nigger lottery (English): The act, practice or result of a black person seeking damages in response to a crime committed against them
Definitions
- The act, practice or result of a black person seeking damages in response to a crime committed against them
Ancestry of “nigger lottery”, step by step
nigger lottery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lottery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lottery | A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or... |
| 2 | Italian | lotteria | lottery; sweepstake |
| 3 | Italian | lotto | lot; plot; lottery |
| 4 | French | Lot | share (of inheritance) |
| 5 | Middle French | lot | — |
| 6 | Old French | loz | — |
| 7 | Frankish | lot | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlutą | lot, share; fate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English nigger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |