Where does “nigrification” come from?
nigrification (English) comes from Latin nigrificare, from Latin niger, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
nigrification (English): The act or process of making black
Definitions
- The act or process of making black
Ancestry of “nigrification”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | nigrificare | to blacken |
| 2 | Latin | niger | wan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |