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Where does “nigral” come from?

nigral (English) comes from English nigra, from English Negro, from Spanish negro, from Latin nigrum, from Latin niger, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nigral (English): Of or pertaining to the substantia nigra

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the substantia nigra

Ancestry of “nigral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnigraA black person
2EnglishNegroA black person; a person of sub-Saharan African...
3Spanishnegroblack; a black person; ghost writer
4Latinnigrummasculine accusative singular of niger; neuter...
5Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nigral”

  • striatonigral
  • intranigral
  • extranigral
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