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Where does “striatonigral” come from?

striatonigral (English) comes from English nigral, 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.

striatonigral (English): Relating to the striatum and substantia nigra

Definitions

  1. Relating to the striatum and substantia nigra

Ancestry of “striatonigral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnigralOf or pertaining to the substantia nigra
2EnglishnigraA black person
3EnglishNegroA black person; a person of sub-Saharan African...
4Spanishnegroblack; a black person; ghost writer
5Latinnigrummasculine accusative singular of niger; neuter...
6Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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