Where does “atro” come from?

atro (Italian) comes from Latin āter — dull black (as opposed to niger, shining black); dark.

atro (Italian): dark, black; bleak, brooding

Definitions

  1. dark, black; bleak, brooding

Ancestry of “atro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināterdull black (as opposed to niger, shining black); dark
Every word from Latin āter