Where does “négrophobe” come from?

négrophobe (French) comes from French nègre, from Spanish negro, from Latin nigrum, from Latin niger, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

négrophobe (French): negrophobic

Definitions

  1. negrophobic

Ancestry of “négrophobe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnègrenegro; ghostwriter; friend, buddy
2Spanishnegroblack; a black person; ghost writer
3Latinnigrummasculine accusative singular of niger; neuter...
4Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →