Where does “negro” come from?
negro (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese negro, from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
negro (Galician): black, dark colored; sad, unfortunate, ill-fated;...
Definitions
- black, dark colored; sad, unfortunate, ill-fated;...
Ancestry of “negro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | negro | black |
| 2 | Latin | Niger | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
Words derived from “negro”