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

  1. The act or process of making black

Ancestry of “nigrification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnigrificareto blacken
2Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Latin niger →