Where does “negri” come from?

negri (Italian) comes from Italian negro, from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

negri (Italian): masculine plural of negro

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of negro

Ancestry of “negri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannegroblack; negro; nigger
2LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “negri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →Every word from Italian negro →