Where does “negrón” come from?

negrón (Galician) comes from Galician negro, from Old Portuguese negro, from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

negrón (Galician): bruise; hematoma

Definitions

  1. bruise; hematoma

Ancestry of “negrón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciannegroblack, dark colored; sad, unfortunate, ill-fated;...
2Old Portuguesenegroblack
3LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →Every word from Old Portuguese negro →